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10.10: Introduction to Cell Cycle Checkpoints

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    43633
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    Identify and explain the important checkpoints that a cell passes through during the cell cycle

    As we just learned, the cell cycle is a fairly complicated process. In order to make sure everything goes right, there are checkpoints in the cycle. Let’s learn about these and how they help control the cell cycle.

    What You’ll Learn to Do

    • Identify important checkpoints in cell division
    • Explain how errors in cell division are related to cancer

    Learning Activities

    The learning activities for this section include the following:

    • Control of the Cell Cycle
    • Cancer and the Cell Cycle
    • Self Check: Cell Cycle Checkpoints

    Contributors and Attributions

    CC licensed content, Original
    • Authored by: Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning. Provided by: Lumen Learning. License: CC BY: Attribution

    10.10: Introduction to Cell Cycle Checkpoints is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

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