adjective
- occurring or existing between two mitotic divisions; relating to the period of the cell cycle between successive mitoses.
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- During the intermitotic period, the cell grows and replicates its DNA.
- Intermitotic cells are in a phase of active metabolic activity.
- The intermitotic interval varies depending on the cell type and environmental conditions.
- Researchers studied gene expression patterns during the intermitotic stage of the cell cycle.
- Intermitotic chromosomes are less condensed than those observed during mitosis.