Germ Cell Sisters Donating Organelles and Cytoplasm (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Germ Cell Sisters Donating Organelles and Cytoplasm

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Six interconnected sister germ cells from a developing mouse ovary are shown, and organelles of two types are highlighted: Golgi elements (red) and mitochondria (green). The germ cell at the far left has received organelle donations and is becoming an oocyte; note increased number of Golgi and mitochondria, which are forming a Balbiani body. Transfer is not yet complete.

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Allan Spradling and Lei Lei

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