Friday, November 8, 2013

The Cell Cycle

The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is a regulation process that takes place in a cell leading to its division and duplication. The division cycle of most cells consists of four coordinated stages: cell growth, DNA replication, distribution of the duplicated chromosomes to daughter cells, and cell division.

The cell cycle is an ordered sequence of events in which a cell duplicates its DNA and divides into two. Progression between each coordinated stages of the cell cycle is controlled by a conserved regulatory apparatus, which not only coordinates the different events of the cell cycle but also links the cell cycle with extracellular signals that control cell proliferation.

Licenciatura de Biologia Aplicada, 2ºAno
Diogo Esteves
Fernando Cruz
Hugo Magalhães

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