The eukaryotic cell cycle is controlled at several points; which of these statements is not true?

Question

A) Cell growth is assessed at the G1/S checkpoint

B) DNA replication is assessed at the G2/M checkpoint

C) Environmental conditions are assessed at the Go checkpoint.

D) The chromosomes are assessed at the spindle checkpoint

E) All are true

Answer 1

C.

The cell does not have a Go checkpoint. Occasionally, the cell may go into a resting phase called Go instead of proceeding to cell division but there is not a checkpoint at this phase of the cell cycle.