Cell Cycle
Introduced| English |
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| cell cycle/sel ˈsaɪkl/ |
| interphase/ˌɪntəˈfeɪz/ |
| mitosis/maɪˈtəʊsɪs/ |
| cytokinesis/ˌsaɪtəkəˈniːsɪs/ |
| prophase/ˈprɒfeɪz/ |
| metaphase/ˌmetəˈfeɪz/ |
| anaphase/ˈænəfeɪz/ |
| telophase/ˈteləfeɪz/ |
Repair a cut without losing genetic instructions
- Cells near a small wound divide to replace damaged tissue. Each new cell needs the full chromosome set, not a random half of it.
- The cell cycle 细胞周期 coordinates growth, DNA copying and division. Track DNA amount and chromosome movement separately to see how both daughter nuclei receive the instructions.
The cell cycle
- The cell cycle is the repeating sequence a cell follows to divide.
- It has two main parts: a long growth phase, then division.
- Most of the time is spent growing and preparing.
- Division itself is the shorter, dramatic part.
The cell cycle is the sequence a cell follows to…
The cell cycle takes a cell through growth, DNA copying, and division into two new cells.
Interphase: grow and copy
- Most of the cycle is interphase.
- The cell grows larger and builds more organelles.
- Crucially, it copies all of its DNA, exactly once.
- Now it holds two full sets, ready to be shared.
The stages of mitosis
Drag through prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase to watch the chromosomes separate into two identical cells.
During interphase, the cell mainly…
In interphase the cell grows and copies its DNA, getting ready to divide.
Mitosis and cytokinesis 胞质分裂
- Mitosis divides the copied DNA into two identical nuclei.
- The chromosomes line up, then separate to opposite ends.
- Then cytokinesis splits the cytoplasm into two whole cells.
- The result is two daughter cells, each identical to the parent.
Mitosis produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent.
Mitosis splits the copied chromosomes evenly, so each daughter cell is an identical copy.
The final splitting of the cytoplasm into two cells is called ____.
After mitosis divides the nucleus, cytokinesis splits the rest of the cell into two.
Select all true statements about the cell cycle.
Mitosis makes two identical cells, not different ones. The other three are correct.
Interphase has three distinct stages
- In G1, the cell grows and makes cellular components. During S, DNA is replicated so each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids joined at a centromere. In G2, the cell prepares proteins and energy for division.
- DNA amount doubles in S, but chromosome number counted by centromeres does not. A cell may enter G0, a nondividing state; some cells can re-enter the cycle when appropriate signals arrive.
Put these cell-cycle events in order.
DNA must be copied before the nucleus and cytoplasm divide.
Follow chromosomes through mitosis
- In prophase 前期, chromosomes condense and the spindle forms. In metaphase 中期, spindle attachments align chromosomes at the equator. In anaphase 后期, sister chromatids separate towards opposite poles.
- In telophase 末期, nuclei reform. Cytokinesis then divides the cytoplasm: animal cells form a cleavage furrow, while plant cells build a cell plate. Mitosis divides the nucleus; cytokinesis divides the cell.
At which mitotic stage do sister chromatids separate?
Metaphase aligns them; anaphase separates them.
Worked example: count copies without doubling the wrong thing
- A diploid cell has six chromosomes in G1. After S, it still has six chromosomes, now containing twelve chromatids. Each future daughter nucleus receives six chromosomes when sisters separate.
- Replication has doubled the DNA, not produced a new cell or doubled its ploidy. Count chromosome identity by centromeres, and specify the stage when interpreting a diagram.
A cell has six chromosomes before S. How many chromatids are present after replication, before separation?
Each of the six chromosomes now has two sister chromatids: 6 × 2 = 12.
DNA is copied once, during interphase, before mitosis begins. Mitosis does not copy DNA — it only separates the copies already made. Copy once, then split: get that order right.
Cells that never stop dividing:
- Your skin and gut lining wear away constantly.
- Cells there run the cell cycle again and again to replace losses.
- That is why a scrape heals — new cells are made by mitosis to fill the gap.
The cell cycle takes a cell through growth and division. During interphase the cell grows and copies its DNA once. Then mitosis divides the copied DNA into two identical nuclei, and cytokinesis splits the cell into two identical daughter cells.