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Chemotherapy drugs such as vincristine (derived from Madagascar periwinkle plants) and colchicine (derived from autumn crocus plants) disrupt mitosis by binding to tubulin (the subunit of microtubules) and interfering with microtubule assembly and disassembly. Exactly what mitotic structure is targeted by these drugs and what effect would that have on cell division?
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Chemotherapy drugs such as vincristine and colchicines disrupt mitosis by binding to tubulin (the subunit of microtubules) and interfering with microtubule assembly and disassembly. Explicitly referring to Mitosis, explain what mitotic structure is targeted by these drugs, and what effect would this have on cell division?
1) Examine the picture of an onion root tip with cells in various stages of the cell cycle. A student claims that interphase is the longest stage of the cell cycle. Another student claims that mitosis is the longest stage. Using evidence from the photo, determine which student is correct and why.
A) Mitosis is the longest stage because anaphase requires more time to separate chromatids.
B) Interphase is the longest stage because chromosomes are visible in the majority of the cells.
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D) Interphase is the longest stage because the majority of the cells in the photo have uncondensed chromatin and are not dividing.
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