Question

Polyploidy can be produced by -

• A. Colchicine.
• B. X rays.
• C. Gamma Rays.
• D. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Colchicine.

Colchicine is a chemical used to arrest the formation of spindle fibres during the M phase of cell division. This results in nondisjunction of chromosomes, thus resulting in polyploidy.

So, the correct answer is ' Colchicine'