Can someone explain the cell cycle to me in english please….?
The cell cycle, or cell division cycle, is the cycle of events in a eukaryotic cell from one cell division to the next. It consists of interphase, mitosis, and usually cell division. The cell cycle is regulated by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases. Leland H. Hartwell, R. Timothy Hunt, and Paul M. Nurse won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of these central molecules in the regulation of the cell cycle. The phases of the cell cycle are: The G0 phase is a period in the cell cycle where cells exist in a quiescent state. The G1 phase is the first growth phase. S phase, during which the DNA is replicated, where S stands for the Synthesis of DNA. G2 phase is the second growth phase, also the preparation phase for the cell. M phase or mitosis and cytokinesis, the actual division of the cell into two daughter cells. A surveillance system, so-called “checkpoints”, monitor the cell for DNA damage and failure to perform critical processes. Checkpoints can block
