Biology GCSE
Interphase
What Interphase means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The part of the cell cycle during which the cell grows, organelles increase and DNA is replicated so each chromosome becomes two identical copies.
The growth stage of the cell cycle, in which the cell increases in size, synthesises extra proteins and organelles, and replicates its DNA.
The stage of the cell cycle during which DNA replication happens, before mitosis.
Topics that use Interphase
- Mitosis and the cell cycle (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Application of knowledge
- Asexual reproduction
- cell cycle
- Cell cycle stages
- Chromosome copies
- Cytokinesis
- Cytokinesis in animal and plant cells
- Daughter cell formation
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