Once Nerve Cells Become Mature, They Do Not Typically Undergo

question 23

Multiple Choice

Once nerve cells become mature, they do not typically undergo cell division. Based on your knowledge of the cell cycle, you might predict that mature nerve cells become arrested in the ____ of the cell cycle.

• A) G₀ phase
• B) S phase
• C) prophase
• D) G₁ phase
• E) G₂ phase

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