The Drug Cytochalasin B Blocks the Function of Actin

question 52

Multiple Choice

The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of actin. Which of the following aspects of the animal cell cycle would be most disrupted by cytochalasin B?

• A) spindle formation
• B) spindle attachment to kinetochores
• C) cell elongation during anaphase
• D) cleavage furrow formation and cytokinesis

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