(B) $Colchicum$ $autumnale$ belongs to the family $Liliaceae$. The corm of this plant is the source of an alkaloid known as colchicine. Colchicine is

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(B) $Colchicum$ $autumnale$ belongs to the family $Liliaceae$. The corm of this plant is the source of an alkaloid known as colchicine. Colchicine is widely used in plant breeding and cytogenetics to induce polyploidy by inhibiting spindle formation during cell division.

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$Colchicum$ $autumnale$ is a member of which family?

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Brassicaceae
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Liliaceae
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Poaceae
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Fabaceae

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