The document discusses DNA replication and the cell cycle. It explains that DNA is copied when a cell prepares to divide, so that each new cell has the same amount of DNA. The cell cycle consists of interphase, where the cell grows and DNA is replicated, and mitosis, where the cell divides. Checkpoints ensure DNA is correctly copied and any errors are repaired before the cell divides. Cancer occurs when cells divide uncontrollably due to mutations that damage checkpoint controls.