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What happens when a cell cannot stop dividing?
you get cancer
What is cell division controlled by?
Genes called proto-oncogenes stop a cell from dividing too often.
What happens if cells stop dividing?
Then the cell colony and the organism it is associated with will die
Cells can sense when to start dividing or stop dividing?
Cells have mechanisms that sense signals from their environment to determine when to start dividing (such as growth factors) or stop dividing (such as DNA damage or contact inhibition). These signals help regulate the cell cycle and ensure proper cell division. Dysregulation of these processes can lead to diseases like cancer.
Does cancer start when cells stop growing and dividing?
everybody is born with cancer cell. No cancer does not start when cells have stoped growing and dividing. it is simply because the cancer cells are getting agrrivated witch makes it start.
When do cell divide?
Cells stop dividing when your energy source is depleted. That's why you die when you don't eat.
When cells stop dividing they stop usually at a point late in the G1 phase the G1 point true or false?
True. Cells typically stop dividing at a point in late G1 phase called the G1 checkpoint. At this checkpoint, the cell assesses its internal and external conditions to determine whether conditions are favorable for cell division to proceed. If conditions are not optimal, the cell may enter a non-dividing state called G0 phase.
What phase of interphase do the cells leave the cell cycle and stop dividing?
The phase of interphase when cells leave the cell cycle and stop dividing is called G0 phase. In G0 phase, cells are in a non-dividing state where they carry out their specialized functions. It is a resting phase before potentially re-entering the cell cycle.
What are the 2 way that cell know to stop dividing?
contact inhibition and "go, no-go" switches
Is this a correct of false statement- when normal cells stop dividing they always stop after metaphase in mitosis?
False. Normal cells typically stop dividing at various points in the cell cycle, not necessarily after metaphase in mitosis. When cells receive signals to stop dividing, they can exit the cell cycle at any stage, such as during G1, S, G2, or even after metaphase in mitosis.
What are the 2 ways cells know when to stop dividing?
Cells stop dividing because the telomeres, protective bits of DNA on the end of a chromosome required for replication, shorten with each copy, eventually being consumed, as described in the article on telomere shortening.
Do liver cells also stop dividing after birth?
No, liver cells can continue to divide and regenerate throughout life. However, the rate of cell division decreases with age and liver damage can affect the regenerative capacity of the liver cells.
