Colchicine is an alkaloid derived from plants. What is its effect on chromosome behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
By interfering with spindle formation, replicated chromosomes fail to migrate to the poles at anaphase; thus, sister chromatids end up in the same nucleus.
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a. sugars b. ATP c. GTP d. dNTP e. fats
How is air contamination prevented when an inoculating loop is used to introduce or remove organisms from an agar plate?
What will be an ideal response?
A developmental theory is a systematic statement of general principles that provides a framework for understanding how and why people change as they grow older.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following are found in the nucleus of an atom?
A) protons and neutrons B) neutrons C) protons D) electrons E) protons, neutrons, and electrons