Cell Cycle

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What is the cell cycle?

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The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo.

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What are the main phases of the cell cycle?

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Interphase, Mitosis (Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase), and Cytokinesis.

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What occurs during interphase?

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The cell grows, duplicates its DNA, and prepares for mitosis.

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What is mitosis?

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The process by which a cell divides its nucleus and genetic material to form two identical daughter cells.

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What happens during prophase?

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Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

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What happens during metaphase?

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Chromosomes line up at the cell's equator, and spindle fibers attach to their centromeres.

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What happens during anaphase?

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Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell.

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What happens during telophase?

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Chromosomes reach the poles, the nuclear envelope re-forms, and the cell prepares to divide.

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What is cytokinesis?

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The process that follows mitosis, where the cytoplasm divides, resulting in two separate cells.

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Who discovered the structure of DNA?

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James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin.