Explain how and why you would expect the length of the cell cycle to vary between an early embryo in the first days after fertilization and a 5-years-old child and between a 13-years-old student and a 70-years-old adult.
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To divide, a cell must complete several important tasks: it must grow, copy its genetic material (DNA), and physically split into two daughter cells. Cells perform these tasks in an organized, predictable series of steps that make up the cell cycle. The cell cycle is a cycle, rather than a linear pathway, because at the end of each go-round, the two daughter cells can start the exact same process over again from the beginning.
In eukaryotic cells, or cells with a nucleus, the stages of the cell cycle are divided into two major phases: interphase and the mitotic (M) phase.
During interphase, the cell grows and makes a copy of its DNA.
During the mitotic (M) phase, the cell separates its DNA into two sets and divides its cytoplasm, forming two new cells.