The Drug Taxol,or Paclitaxel,is Used to Treat Patients with a Variety

Multiple Choice

The drug Taxol,or Paclitaxel,is used to treat patients with a variety of cancers,including breast,lung and ovarian cancers.The drug works by stabilizing microtubules,and preventing their disassembly.The goal of the drug is to prevent dividing cells from being able to complete mitosis.As a result,cancerous cells can no longer divide.In a cell treated with Taxol,at what stage of mitosis will the cells arrest?

A) Prior to metaphase
B) Anaphase
C) Telophase
D) Cytokinesis