Its significance was identified in 1972 by Kerr, Wylie, and Currie.
Its significance was identified in 1972 by Kerr, Wylie, and Currie. Affecting scattered single cells, features include the disintegration of cell junctions, cytoplasmic condensation, and fragmentation of the nucleus.  A mutation in gene p53 stops this process which cells in the uterine wall undergo monthly.  For ten points, name this alternative to necrosis, a programmed form of cell death.
Its significance was identified in 1972 by Kerr, Wylie, and Currie.
apoptosis or cell deletion (accept programmed cell death before it's mentioned)