A branching process version of the Bell–Anderson cell population model

We describe a branching process version of the Bell–Anderson model and discuss the existence of a stable cell size distribution. Moreover, some quantities such as the α-curve and the β-curve, which are of interest for biologists, are shown to have natural interpretations within the context of the model. We also show that some empirical facts about the α-curve and the β-curve as well as about the correlations between cell cycle times of near relatives (siblings, mother–daughter, etc.) are direct consequences of the model.