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Cell Cycle and Facts
Cell Replacement
Regeneration
Aging
Cancer
Cell Cycle
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Responsible for growth and
development in our bodies
Through the process of mitosis (cell
division) our body ensures the numbers
of chromosomes stay the same
throughout the body
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Humans have 46 chromosomes
Tomato plants have 24
Cell Replacement
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Cells will go through the
cell cycle at different
rates
Life span of different cells
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Brain cells 30-50 years
Blood cells 120 days
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Stomach lining cells 2 days
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Regeneration
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This is when the cell cycle has to
accelerate because of harm to the body
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Broken bones
Cut skin
Torn ligaments
Aging
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At a cellular level aging is believed to be
the result of cells that are:
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Incapable of dividing anymore
And/ or mitosis being slowed down
Cancer
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Normal conditions
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DNA controls the rate of cell division
DNA can also controls the rate of cell death
Cancer Cell
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Divide uncontrollably
Because of high cell numbers tumours form
If in the blood or lymphatic system the cancer
cells can move around the body.