Cell Cycle
Just like plants grow in different seasons, a cell has times where it grows and divides and other times when it doesn't.
Think of the cell cycle as having two main seasons:
1. Mitosis (spring) when active cell division occurs.
2. Interphase (winter) when the cell is growing but not divide. The cell spends most of it's time in this stage.
Interphase has three different parts:
1. G1 (Growth 1) is the first part of interphase, it is here when the cell produces extra organelles (like ribosomes) and proteins.
2. S (Synthesis) is the next phase, it is here where DNA replication occurs.
3. The final phase is G2 (Growth 2). Another growth phase where the cell is directly preparing for Mitosis.
Think of the cell cycle as having two main seasons:
1. Mitosis (spring) when active cell division occurs.
2. Interphase (winter) when the cell is growing but not divide. The cell spends most of it's time in this stage.
Interphase has three different parts:
1. G1 (Growth 1) is the first part of interphase, it is here when the cell produces extra organelles (like ribosomes) and proteins.
2. S (Synthesis) is the next phase, it is here where DNA replication occurs.
3. The final phase is G2 (Growth 2). Another growth phase where the cell is directly preparing for Mitosis.