Taxol is an anticancer drug extracted from the Pacific yew tree that binds to microtubules and prevents their depolymerization.Which phase of mitosis or cell division would be inhibited by treatment with Taxol?
A)prophase
B)prometaphase
C)metaphase
D)anaphase
E)cytokinesis

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Taxol stabilizes microtubules and prevents their depolymerization, which is crucial for the separation of chromosomes during anaphase. By inhibiting depolymerization, Taxol effectively blocks the progression of cell division at anaphase.

Taxol Is an Anticancer Drug Extracted from the Pacific Yew