Cells reproduce by splitting in half, a process called cell division. What do cells need to do between divisions to make sure that they don’t just get smaller and smaller?

Before every cell division, cells replicate their DNA to pass on to the daughter cells. They also grow in size and replicate their organelles to ensure that each daughter cell has sufficient resources to carry out all the activities necessary for its function. They also ensure there are sufficient nutrients to perform their tasts.

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Oseni Oseni · Answer 2 · 2021-10-08T18:07:15+02:00

Cells only need to grow in size and contents before each cell division so as to avoid getting smaller in size with successive divisions.

Each of the daughter cells produced during mitotic cell division goes through an interphase period. The interphase period is divided into 3:

G1 phase: a period characterized by cell growth. An increase in size and volume of content is achieved in this stage.
S phase: a period characterized by the synthesis of DNA. The amount of genetic materials (DNA) doubles up in this stage, whereas, the chromosome number remains constant.
G2 phase: a phase in which protein is synthesized. After this stage, the cell is ready to pass through a period of division.

Without going through the stages above, a cell will simply go into a dormant phase which is essentially a resting phase.

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