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Why Are Phytohemagglutinin and Then Colchicine Added to Blood Samples

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Why are phytohemagglutinin and then colchicine added to blood samples before chromosome analysis is done?


A) To lyse the red blood cells
B) To enhance the chromosomal banding patterns
C) To stimulate the cells to divide and arrest at metaphase
D) So that chromosomes will align nicely on mitotic spindles
E) So that homologous chromosomes will be paired at the equatorial plane of the cell

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