Meaning & use
interphase
The stage of the cell cycle in which a cell grows and copies its DNA before dividing.
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A cell spends most of its life in interphase, preparing before it divides.
DNA replication occurs during a specific part of interphase called the S phase.
A note on using this word
Interphase comes before mitosis in the cell cycle and includes three sub-stages known as G1, S, and G2.
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