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Depends on where in the life cycle the organism containing the cell is in. For example most of the time cells that are not dividing are in a stage called interphase where the cell undergoes the normal functions of cells such as creating and breaking down different compounds and expressing genes. After a certain amount of time and number of life cycles, a cell will go into the G sub zero phase where the cell will no longer grow and divide but will permanently be in interphase until the cell dies.

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What stops a cell from dividing?

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What happens when a cell cannot stop dividing?

you get cancer


What happens if cells stop dividing?

Then the cell colony and the organism it is associated with will die


What phase of cell division is the cell not dividing?

The phase of the cell cycle in which the nucleus and cell are not dividing is interphase.


What happens during the interphased stage?

This is the stage of mitosis where the cell is not dividing, and is doing normal cell functions, such as making proteins, growth, and towards the end of interphase the cell prepares for prophase.


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Which structures in animal cells is visible in a dividing cell that are not visible in a non dividing cell?

Chromosomes.


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What is mitosis dividing?

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What is the process of cells dividing called?

It depends on what kind of cell is dividing.


Which cell is not in phase of mitosis?

One that is not dividing or dividing by the process of meiosis.


What are the results from a cell dividing?

When a cell divides it produces another cell.


What causes a dividing cell to pinch in two?

The contractile ring pinches a dividing cell into two new cells by the action of myosin ll moving along the action philaments.