Contact inhibition is an important mechanism for maintaining cell growth in developed organs and tissues. As long as the cells maintain contact with each other, they remain in ____ and are prevented from dividing. A) prophase B) G₁ C) G₂ D) G₀ E) S

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Contact inhibition is a regulatory mechanism that ensures cells stop dividing when they come into contact with each other. This process helps maintain proper tissue architecture and prevents uncontrolled cell growth. The correct state cells remain in due to contact inhibition is G0, which is a phase outside of the cell cycle where cells do not divide. This is represented by the encoded choice D (G₀), which decodes to G0.

Contact Inhibition Is an Important Mechanism for Maintaining Cell Growth