Cell Cycle and Cell Division Question 35
35. Colchicine is employed to diploidize a haploid cell as it
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(a) inhibits mitosis
(b) inhibits formation of mitotic spindle
(c) allows replication of DNA twice in one cell cycle
(d) inhibits formation of centromere
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Answer : b
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(b) Colchicine is a mitotic poison which inhibits the formation of spindle fibres.