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Much of the growth in an adult is attributed to the growth plate in the bones, which is line of cells at each end of the bone that divides rapidly during puberty. As the bones elongate, the muscles also elongate as they are stimulated to grow by stretching and hormonal changes. When puberty is completed, the growth plate calcifies into solid bone and can no longer grow. Muscles can continue to enlarge with athletic activities and can sometimes split with excessive force, but muscle cells typically do not continue to divide. Cells such as your skin, hair, and interior mucus surface cells continue to divide because they are in direct contact with things from the outside world. Bone marrow also continually divides to produce red and white blood cells. Many other cells in your body do not continue cell division.
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∙ 15y agowell your obviousely not fully grown then are you. jam'ie porchers! girl by the way! well your obviousely not fully grown then are you. jam'ie porchers! girl by the way! Sorry about this prat above I serched this question and was not pleased with his answer so here is the real one your cells keep dividing to replace worn out or damaged ones. :l
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∙ 14y agoThe cells in your body are constantly dying and being replaced. Cellular reproduction is called Mitosis, or Meiosis for sex cells. Your body makes "copies" of your cells, first creating another nucleus in the same cell and then splitting one cell into two.
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∙ 13y agoA cell keeps dividing even when you are fully grown because it is trying to replace worn out or damaged cells.
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∙ 9y agoMany of your cells continue to divide even after you are finished growing because the cells continue to die. This means the cells have to be replenished.
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∙ 8y agoThe dying ones have to be replaced. After growth is completed the body enters into replenishment mode. As certain cells die, the body seeks to replace them.
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What phase are most cells in when they stop dividing?
In between divisions cells enter interphase. During interphase the cell is growing in preparation for the next division. Cells that are no longer dividing are considered to be in senescence. Senescent cells are not growing or replicating their DNA.
Why don't plants stop growing?
well they do they stop growing when they are about to die they wilt and turn brown so basically they do...
What problems can occur in the cell cycle?
It's possible, that a cell can get sick and not know when to stop growing. If it doesn't know when to stop growing, then it will continue to make more cells uncontrollably. Eventually, it starts to form into cancer. That's actually how people get cancer. Since the cell doesn't know to stop producing, it ends up spreading cancer. That's why if you go to the doctor soon after you get cancer, they can stop it. They just kill those sick cells.
When does the polypeptide stop growing?
It reaches a stop codon on the mRNA molecule
What happens when mitosis stops?
Yes, certain cells such as your brain and skeletal muscle cells stop cell division at or around the time of birth and are arrested in a phase of interphase called G0where they no longer divide.
At what age a kid stop growing?
The age that kids stop growing varies depending on genetics. Generally, girls stop growing between the ages of 15 and 17 while a boy continues to grow until the age of 18.
How can I stop growing?
When you grow up you will stop growing.
When do human eyes stop growing?
Eyes don't stop growing. Eyes don't stop growing.
How to stop growing taller?
There is no way to stop growing taller. You will stop growing usually around the age of 18.
When do tomatoes stop growing?
They go to the supermarket and from there, they are given to you!! : )
How can you stop the growing of a Aussie Salix tree at the height that it is now?
yOU CANT STOP THEM FROM growing but after about 8 months it will stop growing.
Do feet stop growing?
Eventually they do when you reach a certain age where you stop growing.....So YES feet do stop growing! EVENTUALLY!
What age does a male cat stop growing?
After your cat stop growing!
Why does your hair never stop growing?
Why does your hair never stop growing?
Will your penis stop growing if its larger then normal at 15?
Your penis continues growing through puberty and until you stop growing at around 20-years-old. You are probably still in puberty so it may grow longer still, but it is down to the genes you inherited through your parents. Some boys have early puberty growth and others later. You may be an early grower !
What phase are most cells in when they stop dividing?
In between divisions cells enter interphase. During interphase the cell is growing in preparation for the next division. Cells that are no longer dividing are considered to be in senescence. Senescent cells are not growing or replicating their DNA.
When do wisdom teeth stop growing?
The width of the jaw stops growing between the ages of two and four. The upper jaw stops growing around nice years of age. The lower jaw continues to grow until the age of 16 in females and 19 in males.
