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'''Cell Synchronization''' is a process by which cells at different stages of the [[cell cycle]] in a culture are brought to the same phase.<ref>{{cite journal| title=Cell synchronization |journal=Methods in Cell Biology |year=1998| volume=57| issue=| pages=229–249 |pmid=9648108 |author=Merrill GF| doi=10.1016/S0091-679X(08)61582-4| series=Methods in Cell Biology| isbn=978-0-12-544159-9}}</ref> "Cell synchrony" is required to study the progression of cells through the cell cycle. The types of synchronizations are broadly categorized into two groups: "Physical Fractionation" and "Chemical Blockade."

==Cell separation by physical means==