Cell cycle stages
What Cell cycle stages means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The three broad stages are growth and DNA replication, mitosis, and cytokinesis, and their order and purpose must be known.
The sequence of growth, DNA replication and division, with three main stages: interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis.
Topics that use Cell cycle stages
- Mitosis and the cell cycle (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Application of knowledge
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- Cytokinesis
- Cytokinesis in animal and plant cells
- Daughter cell formation
- DNA replication
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