If a mitotic poison is administered to the cells of the apical meristem, this substance would

freeze all the cells at the metaphase portion of mitosis. What would you then expect to
happen?



a. Accelerated growth would occur.
b. No growth would occur.
c. There would be no change in the growth rate.
d. The growth rate would depend on environmental conditions


B

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