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A poisonous alkaloid
extracted from the corms or seeds of the meadow saffron
or autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) and used
on mitotic cells to induce polyploidy by dissolving
the spindle fibers during cell division. Also see: Alkaloid, Mitosis, Polyploidy. |
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