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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

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interphase

Definition: The interval between two successive cell divisions during which the chromosomes are not individually distinguishable. It is composed of the G phases (G1 phase; G0 phase; G2 phase) and S phase (when DNA replication occurs).
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013
Used For: G0 phase; G1 phase; G2 phase; S phase
Spanish: interfase

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