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From fertilization to first cleavage
| Organism | : | Ascidian |
|---|---|---|
| Species | : | Phallusia mammillata |
| Description | : | In ascidian eggs, fertilization triggers a contraction, the emission of 2 polar bodies, the migration and fusion of male and female pronuclei and large rotational movements before first cleavage which takes place 50 minutes after fertilization .Accelerated 300 times. Sequence recorded by Christian Sardet and Shinya Inoue. |
| Project | : | Biologymultimedia |
| Publication | : | Fertilization and ooplasmic movements in the ascidian egg |
| Website | : | http://www.biologymultimedia.com |
| Tags | : | Egg Centrosome |
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