If Cells in the Process of Dividing Are Subjected to Colchicine

question 25

Multiple Choice

If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to colchicine, a drug that interferes with the formation of the spindle apparatus, at which stage will mitosis be arrested?

• A) anaphase
• B) prophase
• C) telophase
• D) metaphase
• E) interphase

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Definitions:

Apical Pulse

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Clinical Care

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