A phase of the
cell cycle, defined only by the absence of
cell division. Cells during interphase may or may not be growing. At any given time, even in an area of rapid
cell division such as the tip of a plant
root, 90% of cells are in interphase. Some cells, such as
nerve cells, can stay in interphase for decades.
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