cell cycle


noun

the cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting of interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

Origin of cell cycle

First recorded in 1970–75

British Dictionary definitions for cell cycle

cell cycle

noun

the growth cycle of eukaryotic cells. It is divided into five stages, known as G 0, in which the cell is quiescent, G 1 and G 2, in which it increases in size, S, in which it duplicates its DNA, and M, in which it undergoes mitosis and divides

Medical definitions for cell cycle

cell cycle

n.

The series of biochemical and structural events involving the growth, replication, and division of a eukaryotic cell.