Questions tagged [cell-cycle]
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When does DNA replicate actually?
I read on Wikipedia that when the cell enters prophase during mitosis , the DNA has already been duplicated , that is the DNA is replicated in the chromatin form , but here I see the picture which shows the already condensed DNA ( now chromosome )…
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Confusion about the duration of different phases of the cell cycle such as G1, G2 & S
We all know that normally most of our cells (which are alive and have nuclei - except for cells such as "stem cells", "red blood cells", etc) spend most of their lives in interphase.
But the Interphase itself is also composed of other parts, other…
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Chromosomal structures in S phase and Prophase
Of S Phase:
Existing DNA molecule acts as a template to synthesize new DNA molecule. The cell doubles it's DNA, yet the number of chromosomes remain the same
Of Prophase:
The chromatin condenses and during condensation, DNA strands untangle to…
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Does meosis takes place in cell cycle?
Cell cycle is as follows- g1,s,g2,m( mitosis). Does this m stands for mitosis only or does this "m" stands for meosis also
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