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The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that takes place in a cell leading to its division and duplication (replication). In cells without a nucleus (prokaryotic), the cell cycle occurs via a process termed binary fission. In cells with a nucleus (eukaryotes), the cell cycle can be divided in three periods: interphase-during which the cell grows, accumulating nutrients needed for mitosis and duplicating its DNA-and the mitosis (M) phase, during which the cell splits itself into two distinct cells, often called "daughter cells" and the final phase, Cytokinesis, where the new cell is completely divided. The cell-division cycle is a vital process by which a single-celled fertilized egg develops into a mature organism, as well as the process by which hair, skin, blood cells, and some internal organs are renewed.

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The only time that DNA in a cell ever changes is when it's preparing to divide into two new cells. This happens during the synthesis portion of the interphase.

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