Once a cell completes mitosis, molecular division triggers must be turned off. What happens to MPF during mitosis?
A) It is completely degraded.
B) It is exported from the cell.
C) The cyclin component of MPF is degraded.
D) The Cdk component of MPF is degraded and exported from the cell.

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The cyclin component of MPF is degraded during mitosis, which reduces the activity of Cdk and leads to the inactivation of MPF. This is an important step in turning off the molecular triggers for cell division.

Once a Cell Completes Mitosis, Molecular Division Triggers Must Be