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Write the Functional Activity of the Following Structure: Colchicine

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Write the functional activity of the following structure:

Colchicine

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It inhibits the formation of the mitotic spindles.

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Chapter 1: Cell Division - State the Function

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ICSE Biology [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 1 Cell Division
State the Function | Q 4

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