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  4. If a diploid cell is treated with colchicine then it becomes :-

Q. If a diploid cell is treated with colchicine then it becomes :-

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Solution:

Colchicine is an alkaloid extracted from seed and corm of Colchicum autumnale. It has the property of arresting and breaking the spindle so that a cell division without cell wall formation may be affected leading to doubling of chromosome number. So a diploid cell will become tetraploid by chromosome doubling.