Colchicine, an alkaloid obtained from a plant (Colchicum autumnale) is used to induce polyplody
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Date: 2020-05-24

Colchicine, an alkaloid obtained from a plant (Colchicum autumnale) is used to induce polyplody  in plants. It increases the ploidy level by arresting formation of spindle fibres. At which stage, it affects the mitotic division?