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Are the Statements Below TRUE or FALSE? Explain Your Answer

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Are the statements below TRUE or FALSE? Explain your answer.

Premises:
Generally, in a given organism, the S, G2, and M phases of the cell cycle take a defined and stereotyped amount of time in most cells.
Therefore, the cell-cycle control system operates primarily by a timing mechanism, in which the entry into one phase starts a timer set for sufficient time to complete the required tasks.After a given amount of time has elapsed, a molecular "alarm" triggers movement to the next phase.
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True
False

Correct Answer:

Generally, in a given organism, the S, G2, and M phases of the cell cycle take a defined and stereotyped amount of time in most cells.
Therefore, the cell-cycle control system operates primarily by a timing mechanism, in which the entry into one phase starts a timer set for sufficient time to complete the required tasks.After a given amount of time has elapsed, a molecular "alarm" triggers movement to the next phase.
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