Biology A-Level
interphase
What interphase means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The stage in which the nucleus is intact with a visible nucleolus and no distinct chromosomes, and which is an active period of growth and DNA replication.
The longest stage of the cell cycle, made up of G₁, S and G₂, and the most metabolically active part of the cycle.
A stage with no individual chromosomes visible and a distinct nucleus with a nucleolus.
Topics that use interphase
- All cells arise from other cells (AQA A-Level)
- Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- anaphase
- genetically identical daughter cells
- metaphase
- telophase
- acid hydrolysis and squashing
- Asexual reproduction and cloning
- attachment protein and receptor
- cell plate and Golgi vesicles
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