Question

Colchicine is an inhibitory chemical, which

• A. stops the functioning of centriole
• B. prevents attaching of centromeres with rays
• C. prevents the spindle formation in mitosis
• D. prevents the formation of equatorial plane.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

prevents the spindle formation in mitosis

Answer 2

Colchicine binds to tubulin, inhibiting microtubule polymerization. This prevents the formation of the mitotic spindle required for chromosome movement during cell division.