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Contact Inhibition Is an Important Mechanism for Maintaining Cell Growth

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Contact inhibition is an important mechanism for maintaining cell growth in developed organs and tissues. Suppose the organ and tissue cells remain in contact with each other. In order to prevent the cells from dividing, which phase of the cell cycle must they be in?


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Derived Characteristic

A trait that is present in an organism but was absent in the last common ancestor of the group to which the organism belongs.

Sessile Animals

Organisms that do not move about and are fixed in one place, such as corals and barnacles; they are often anchored to a solid surface.

Unfavorable Environmental

Conditions within an environment that challenge the survival, growth, or reproduction of organisms.

Locomotion

The ability of an organism to move from one place to another using various bodily mechanisms.

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