Egg Chamber Rotation (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Egg Chamber Rotation

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The Drosophila egg chamber rotates as it develops into an egg. This rotation occurs because the epithelial cells that form the egg chamber's outer layer outer collectively migrate along the extracellular matrix (green) that surrounds each organ-like structure.

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Barlan, et al / University of Chicago

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