interphase

(noun)

the stage in the life cycle of a cell where the cell grows and DNA is replicated

Related Terms

Examples of interphase in the following topics:

  • Interphase

    • The three stages of interphase are called G1, S, and G2 .
    • Throughout interphase, nuclear DNA remains in a semi-condensed chromatin configuration.
    • The cell cycle consists of interphase and the mitotic phase.
    • During interphase, the cell grows and the nuclear DNA is duplicated.
    • Interphase is followed by the mitotic phase.

  • The Role of the Cell Cycle

    • The cell cycle has two major phases: interphase and the mitotic phase .
    • During interphase, the cell grows and DNA is replicated.
    • The cell cycle consists of interphase and the mitotic phase.
    • During interphase, the cell grows and the nuclear DNA is duplicated.
    • Interphase is followed by the mitotic phase.

  • Regulation of the Cell Cycle by External Events

    • Most cells in the body exist in the state of interphase, the non-dividing stage of the cell life cycle.
    • Whatever the source of the message, the cell receives the signal, and a series of events within the cell allows it to proceed into interphase.

  • Meiosis II

    • In some species, cells enter a brief interphase, or interkinesis, before entering meiosis II.
    • The centrosomes that were duplicated during interphase I move away from each other toward opposite poles and new spindles are formed.

  • Eukaryotic Chromosomal Structure and Compaction

    • DNA replicates in the S phase of interphase.

  • DNA Packaging

    • In interphase, eukaryotic chromosomes have two distinct regions that can be distinguished by staining.

  • The Mitotic Phase and the G0 Phase

    • During interphase, the Golgi apparatus accumulates enzymes, structural proteins, and glucose molecules prior to breaking into vesicles and dispersing throughout the dividing cell.
    • Not all cells adhere to the classic cell cycle pattern in which a newly-formed daughter cell immediately enters the preparatory phases of interphase, closely followed by the mitotic phase.

  • Meiosis I

    • Meiosis is preceded by an interphase consisting of three stages.