Assertion: colchicine | /r/ObjectUse | used in plant cells
Facets:
value: during cellular division
type: TEMPORAL
value: by inhibiting chromosome segregation
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Since chromosome segregation is driven by microtubules, colchicine is used in plant cells during cellular division by inhibiting chromosome segregation during meiosis; half the resulting gametes, therefore, contain no chromosomes, while the other half contains double the usual number of chromosomes (i.e., diploid instead of haploid, as gametes usually are), and lead to embryos with double the usual number of chromosomes (i.e., tetraploid instead of diploid).