interphase

• Cells divide and replicate in the body to:

  • Grow
  • Replace worn out cells
  • Repair damaged tissue
• what is the first section of the cell cycle called and what are the 3 stages involved in it?

  Interphase

  -G1 phase

  -S phase

  -G2 phase
• what happens in the G1 phase?

  cell grows and multiples it’s organelles (e.g. mitochondria)
• What happens in the S phase?

  • DNA replication
• What is DNA replication?

  DNA is copied to form two sister chromatids which remain joined at the centromere
• What happens in the G2 phase?

  • prepares for mitosis