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An Ovary of the Live-Bearing Placental Fish, Poeciliopsis prolifica

Caption: An ovary of the live-bearing placental fish, Poeciliopsis prolifica. At image center is a late stage embryo with the network of blood vessels of the placenta. In the background are a one-cell embryo and embryos at earlier stages.

Credit: Image courtesy of Michael O'Neill, University of Connecticut.

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