OCR GCSE Combined Science A · J250
Specification B2.1b · Biology Paper 1
Revise: Mitosis and the Cell CycleBefore mitosis, the cell passes through interphase. This is an active period of preparation, not a resting stage.
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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The part of the cell cycle in which a cell grows, copies its DNA and grows further in preparation for division.
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Specification B2.1b · Biology Paper 1
Revise: Mitosis and the Cell CycleBefore mitosis, the cell passes through interphase. This is an active period of preparation, not a resting stage.
Biology, Combined Science
The part of the cell cycle before mitosis in which a cell grows, increases its sub-cellular structures and replicates its DNA.
Distinguish DNA replication in interphase from the separation of chromosome copies during mitosis.
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The cell cycle is the sequence of growth, copying genetic information and division that produces new cells. Its key parts are interphase, mitosis and division of the cytoplasm.
The stage before division during which a cell grows and copies its DNA.