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  • noun The stage of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.

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  • noun The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.
  • adjective chemistry, physics Between phases

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  • Interphase - Between mitotic divisions, a normal resting or actively growing cell exists in a state known as interphase, in which the chromatin forms a highly diffuse, fibrous network that is being continuously transcribed by enzymes within the nucleus (Figure 1 (a)).

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  • Interphase - Between mitotic divisions, a normal resting or actively growing cell exists in a state known as interphase, in which the chromatin forms a highly diffuse, fibrous network that is being continuously transcribed by enzymes within the nucleus (Figure 1 (a)).

    unknown title 2009

  • Interphase - Between mitotic divisions, a normal resting or actively growing cell exists in a state known as interphase, in which the chromatin forms a highly diffuse, fibrous network that is being continuously transcribed by enzymes within the nucleus (Figure 1 (a)).

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  • Mitosis  Non-mitosis stages are called interphase

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  • (A) Asynchronous U2OS cells were untreated ( "interphase") or treated with nocodazole

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Marcel A. T. M. van Vugt et al. 2010

  • "interphase" H1 phosphorylation is preferentially associated with genes when they are actually being transcribed.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "interphase" H1 phosphorylation is preferentially associated with genes when they are actually being transcribed.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "interphase" H1 phosphorylation is preferentially associated with genes when they are actually being transcribed.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "interphase" H1 phosphorylation is preferentially associated with genes when they are actually being transcribed.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Centromere probes for interphase analysis (for detection of constitutional trisomies)

    State-of-the-art cytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic analysis 2010

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