Cell Cycle, DNA Replication, and Cancer

​The cell cycle is a series of growth, development, and division. It is composed of 3 stages:

• Interphase (G1, S Phase, G2)

• Mitosis (PMAT)

• Cytokinesis​

Interphase is where the cell spends most of it's life.

​It is composed of 3 phases:

• G1- Growth of the cell

• S Phase- DNA Synthesis (to make DNA), DNA replication

• G2- More growth of the cell, prepares for Mitosis. ​

​ Unwind Pair Up Cover Up

Mitosis is where cellular division takes place. Specifically, division of the nucleus.

​It is composed of 4 phases

• Prophase- Nucleus disappears, chromosomes condense, centrioles form

• Metaphase- Chromosomes line up in the MIDDLE

• Anaphase- Chromosomes are pulled APART

• Telophase- Cleavage furrow will form, ready for cellular division