Cell cycle

• Cell cycle is defined as the series of changes that

a cell undergoes which results in division of cells
into two daughter cells and its growth.

• Cell cycle is divided into two phases-

1. interphase and
2. mitosis.
 Interphase

The average duration of a cell completing its two

phases in humans is 24 hours.
Of this, the duration of mitosis is for only 1 hour.
Therefore, the majority time of a cell cycle is spent
in interphase.

• It is a phase in which different changes occur to

prepare the cell for cell division also called
Preparatory phase
 G1 phase

• G1 phase also called the first gap phase

• Longest phase
• It deals with the biosynthetic activities which
occur at a very fast rate.
• Increase in cell size and nucleus
• Cell synthesizes more proteins, RNA
• increasing the number of mitochondria and
ribosomes.
• Cell also prepares itself for DNA replication
 S phase
• S phase is Synthesis phase.
• DNA is replicated.
• DNA content of the cell is doubled.
• At the end of DNA replication, each chromosome
will have two sister chromatids.
• Chromosome number remains same.
• Centrioles duplicate
 G2 phase
• where the cell prepares itself for mitosis involves
protein synthesis and leads to further growth of
the cell.