________ is a drug that is used to experimentally produce polyploidy in organisms.
A) Penicillin
B) Colchicine
C) Polymosca
D) Karyocine

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Colchicine is a drug that disrupts microtubule formation and inhibits cell division, leading to the formation of cells with double the normal chromosome number (polyploidy). This property of colchicine is used experimentally to induce polyploidy in plants and animals. Penicillin is an antibiotic that has no known effect on chromosome number or cell division. Polymosca and Karyocine are not known to be drugs or substances used for inducing polyploidy.

________ Is a Drug That Is Used to Experimentally Produce