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Fig. 2

Localization and behavior of visualized eel PGCs during migration.

(A) 60%-epiboly stage. (B) 14-somite stage. (C) 29-somite stage. (D) Embryo at 36 hpf. (E) Embryo at 84 hpf. (F) A magnified image of Figure 2E, where PGCs were located. PGCs were localized around the lower side of the developing gut. (G) A magnified image of 6 dpf embryo, where PGCs were localized. GFP-labeled PGCs were seen localized toward the upper side of the alimentary canal. (H) The coalescence of PGCs during their migration (also see Movie S1). These figures show that several PGCs coalesced tightly together during somitogenesis with the appearance of almost a single cell. The PGCs, however, broke apart and proceeded with migration at around the time of hatching. The bracket in E shows the area where PGCs were localized in the embryo. Dashed lines in F and G delineate the outline of a developing alimentary canal.

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