This process involves replication of the cell's chromosomes ... it must go through a period known as interphase, during which it grows and produces the various proteins necessary for division.

During DNA replication, special enzymes move up along the DNA ladder, unzipping the molecule as it moves along. New nucleotides move in to each side of the unzipped ladder. The bases on these ...

For example, prior to undergoing meiosis, a cell goes through an interphase ... gametes unite during fertilization, thereby creating offspring with unique combinations of DNA.