Illustration of the Segregation Process with An Octopus (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Illustration of the Segregation Process with An Octopus

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Illustration of the segregation process: The octopus represents the actin organizing center of the zebrafish oocyte. It pulls the cytoplasmic pockets up, i.e., towards the animal pole of the egg, while, at the same time, it pushes the bigger yolk granules down/towards the other, vegetal pole of the egg.

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IST Austria/Justine Renno

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