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