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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | © A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

interphase A stage in the cell cycle in which there is no visible evidence of nuclear division but in which there is intense activity, including replication of chromosomes. Because of the lack of visible evidence of this activity, this phase has been inappropriately called a ‘resting phase’.

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