Taxol is an anticancer drug extracted from the Pacific yew tree. In animal cells, Taxol prevents microtubule depolymerization. Thus, Taxol stops mitosis by interfering with which of the following structures or processes?
A) the mitotic spindle
B) cytokinesis
C) centriole duplication
D) chromosome condensation

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Taxol prevents microtubule depolymerization, which leads to the inhibition of mitosis. The mitotic spindle is made of microtubules and is required for proper chromosome segregation during mitosis. Therefore, Taxol interferes with the structure or function of the mitotic spindle.

Taxol Is an Anticancer Drug Extracted from the Pacific Yew