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ZoologyStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionPlant BreedingEasy2 minPYQ_2014
ZoologyEasysingle choice

The material, which arrests cell division, is obtained from

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Answer:
B
Solution:

Colchicine is an antibiotic drug (alkloid), which is obtained from Colchicum (family-Liliacae). It binds to one tubulin molecule and prevents its polymerisation. The depolymerisation of tubulin result in disappearance of mitotic spindle blocking the cell's mitotic chromosomal division at metaphase and anaphase.

Stream:JIPMERSubject:ZoologyTopic:Strategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionSubtopic:Plant Breeding
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