If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to colchicine, a drug that interferes with the formation of the spindle apparatus, at which stage will mitosis be arrested?
A) anaphase
B) prophase
C) telophase
D) metaphase
E) interphase

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Colchicine interferes with the formation of the spindle apparatus, which is responsible for moving the chromosomes into position during metaphase. Therefore, mitosis would be arrested at metaphase if cells were subjected to colchicine.

If Cells in the Process of Dividing Are Subjected to Colchicine