Role of colchicine in karyotyping

Colchicine- A Mitotic Inhibitor in Karyotyping

“Mitotic inhibitor halts cell division during karyotyping in order to get separated chromosomes. Colchicine is a common mitotic inhibitor used in cytogenetic techniques like karyotyping.” Cytogenetic techniques are used to study cell and related components. Karyotyping is a method used to analyze chromosomes during cell division hence consider as cytogenetic technique.  To get good chromosomes …

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