Cell Cycle
What is the cell cycle?
Series of events that take place in a cell that causes it to divide into two daughter cells.
What is mitosis?
Is a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
What is meiosis?
A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
How long does the human cell cycle take?
total cycle time of 24 hours.
What are the phases?
They are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
What are its stages?
They are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis
What are the 4 stages called?
Gap 1 (G1), synthesis (S), Gap 2 (G2), and mitosis (M)
What is the result of mitosis?
Are two identical daughter cells.
How much time does it take?
about 74 hours.