cell cycle

American  

noun

1. the cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting of interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

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cell cycle British  

noun

1. the growth cycle of eukaryotic cells. It is divided into five stages, known as G 0 , in which the cell is quiescent, G 1 and G 2 , in which it increases in size, S, in which it duplicates its DNA, and M, in which it undergoes mitosis and divides

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Etymology

Origin of cell cycle

First recorded in 1970–75

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cell cycle

Research suggests that about one-third of the variation in Y chromosome loss is inherited, involving around 150 genes related to cell cycle control and cancer risk.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026

Each yeast cell cycle lasts about 90 minutes, creating a rapid pass or fail test of whether the protein switched at the correct moment.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

"It activates hemoglobin synthesis, slows down the cell cycle, and slows down autophagy, which together have a synergistic effect."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025

The researchers connected SUPT5H to three key blood cell programs: hemoglobin production, cell cycle, and autophagy.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025

"We thought one of the knobs that evolution might have turned was by upregulating E2F7, to change the canonical cell cycle into the multiciliation cycle," said Reiter.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

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