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Summarize the function of checkpoints in the cell cycle

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Checkpoints stop the cell cycle when errors are detected.

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Cell cycle checkpoints are surveillance mechanisms that monitor the order integrity, and fidelity of major events of the cell cycle.

These include growth to the appropriate cell size, the replication and integrity of the chromosomes, and their accurate segregation at mitosis.
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