Interkinesis
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Interkinesis or interphase II is a period of rest that cells of some species enter during meiosis between meiosis I and meiosis II.cite-ref-1[1]cite-ref-2[2] No DNA replication occurs during interkinesis; however, replication does occur during the interphase I stage of meiosis (See meiosis I). During interkinesis, the spindles of the first meiotic division disassemble and the microtubules reassemble into two new spindles for the second meiotic division.cite-ref-3[3] Interkinesis follows telophase I; however, many plants skip telophase I and interkinesis, going immediately into prophase II. Each chromosome still consists of two chromatids. In this stage other organelle number may also increase.
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cite-note-22. ↑ citerefcampbell1990Campbell, Neil A. (1990). Biology. Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-8053-1800-5. Retrieved 4 November 2012.