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    what is a polyploid plant? Treating seeds with Colchicine

    well i posted something but Geneticist beat me to it. here's the missing info though: The best source of Colchicine is the Autumn Crocus, Colchicum Autumnale. Kinda hard to find, according to my google search today, but i did find one seed supplier. they bloom in autumn, and the seeds are what...
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    what is a polyploid plant? Treating seeds with Colchicine

    if you remember anything from biology, you can hopefully understand this post. Colchicine inhibits microtubule polymerization by binding to tubulin, one of the main constituents of microtubules. Availability of tubulin is essential to mitosis, and therefore colchicine effectively functions as a...
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