| the cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting of interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. |

| cell cycle n. The series of events involving the growth, replication, and division of a eukaryotic cell. |
cell cycle n.
The series of biochemical and structural events involving the growth, replication, and division of a eukaryotic cell.