The drug chloral hydrate prevents elongation of microtubules by preventing the addition of new subunits to the growing end. During which stage of mitosis would chloral hydrate be most harmful?

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During prophase, spindle fibers attach to the centromeres and pull chromosomes to the midline of the cell. If chloral hydrate prevents elongation, then the chromosome would not be able to be relocated to the center of the cell.

The Drug Chloral Hydrate Prevents Elongation of Microtubules by Preventing