Taxol is a chemotherapeutic drug that will attach to the spindle fibers and prevent their function thereby killing the cancer cell. Which process does this drug prevent from occurring?

A) DNA replication
B) Anaphase
C) Telophase
D) Metaphase


Answer: B

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