Vocabulary Term Details

Cell cycle

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_cycle)

The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication (replication). In cells without a nucleus (prokaryotic), the cell cycle occurs via a process termed binary fission. (Wikipedia)

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Biological phenomena
N/ACell division
Cells

This term is used for the following terms: 
Cell division cycle

Approved Date
31-May-2013

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