An alkaloid, which arrest cell division is obtained from

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An alkaloid, which arrest cell division is obtained from (A) Chrysanthamum (B) Colchicum (C) Dalbergia (D) Crocus

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Colchicine is obtained from autumn region plant, Colchicum autumnale. It inhibits the formation of the mitotic spindle. When this drug is administered in the somatic cells, the chromosome duplicate but mitotic non-disjunction occurs.

Q. An alkaloid, which arrest cell division is obtained from

Chrysanthamum

Colchicum

Dalbergia

Crocus

Colchicine is obtained from autumn region plant, Colchicum autumnale. It inhibits the formation of the mitotic spindle. When this drug is administered in the somatic cells, the chromosome duplicate but mitotic non-disjunction occurs.