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Immunocytochemical Visualization of Centromeres during Prophase I.
Pollen formation in Lilium longiflorum.

Confocal laser scanning microscopy images of centromeres. Chromatin was double-stained with propidium iodide resulting in blue pseudo-color (A, D, G, J, M, P) - in B, E, H, K, N und Q yellow-red pseudocolor of centromeres is visible - C, F, I. L. O and R overlay of both labels
Bar represents 10 µm

T. SUZUKI, N. IDE, I. TANAKA, 1997 - Chromosoma, 106, 435-445 (1997) - © Springer-Verlag

D - F : Leptotene

G - I : Zygotene

J - L : Pachytene

M - O : Diplotene: Two adjacent spots indicate disjunction of homologous centromeres

P - R : Diakinesis: Intense yellow-red spots represent centromeres

continuation of meiosis