Biology A-Level
cell cycle checkpoints
What cell cycle checkpoints means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of cell cycle checkpoints
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Points at which the cell cycle is regulated, such as at the end of G1, at the end of G2 and during metaphase.
Topics that use cell cycle checkpoints
- All cells arise from other cells (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- acid hydrolysis and squashing
- anaphase
- attachment protein and receptor
- cell plate and Golgi vesicles
- centromere attachment
- chromatid separation
- chromosome number maintained
- circular DNA replication
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