WGU C190 Biology

Cell Cycle - the "life cycle" of a cell. It is the set of stages that a cell goes through during its lifetime. - Cells go through five major stages of development: G1, synthesis (S), G2, mitosis (M), and cytokinesis. Interphase - divided into three phases: G1, S, and G2. - In G1, the cell is actively growing and producing enzymes and other components needed for the next stages of the cell cycle. Once the cell has produced everything it needs, it moves on to the next stage of the cell cy...