Definition of interphase in English:
interphase
noun ˈɪntəfeɪzˈin(t)ərˌfāz
mass nounBiology The resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis.
Example sentencesExamples
- Two pairs of loci were observed in each somatic cell at metaphase and interphase.
- In animal cells during mitosis and interphase, microtubule growth occurs at plus ends, and microtubule assembly is dominated by plus-end dynamic instability.
- Radiobiologists often distinguish between radiation-induced cell death with regard to the ability to enter mitosis, i.e. interphase or mitotic cell death.
- The chromosomes remain condensed during mitosis and even during interphase, though they do unwind for replication of the DNA.
- In the non-dividing phase of a eukaryotic cell's life cycle, known as interphase, the chromosomes are uncoiled.