#gap 2 stage

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Gap 2

-- also called G2 stage

-- third stage of the cell cycle

-- cells continue to carry out their normal functions

-- additional growth occurs

-- includes a critical checkpoint

-- there must be adequate cell size and undamaged DNA to proceed to the next stage

-- the next stage is mitosis, or M

-- Gap 2 occurs after the synthesis, or S, stage

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