






Plate 9

Copyright © 1995 to the "Frontiers in Bioscience"
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PLATE NUMBER |
STAGE |
TIME |
ORIENTATION |
IMAGE |
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9 |
Fetrilized egg
Embryo stage 1 |
45 min p.f. |
Animal
Ventral Dorsal
Vegetal |

Animal-vegetal section |
Karyogamy
At this stage, the male and female pronuclei come into contact with each other and are being prepared for the first cleavage metaphase. The trail of sperm is still visible at this stage and the sperm aster is prominently apparent.
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