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Colchicine, an alkaloid obtained from a plant (Colchicum autumnale) is used to induce polyplody in plants. It increases the ploidy level by arresting formation of spindle fibres. At which stage, it affects the mitotic division?

A

Prophase

B

Metaphase

C

Anaphase

D

Telophase

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