Table 5.

Drosophila embryo; diploid; cycles 10 and 14

Cycle	10		14
	C = 330 Mb; Mmax = 40 Mb; γ = 1.0		C = 240 Mb; Mmax = 28 Mb; γ ∼ 0.8
G1 chromosomes G2 chromosomes	D = 5.5 μm, ɛ = 1 D = 10.5 μm; ɛ = 1		D = 4.1–5.1 μm; ɛ ∼ 0.9 D = 12.5 μm; ɛ ∼ 0.5
p, the association index	1	2	1	2
G1 chromosomes
n, nucleosomes/10 nm	4.5	2.9a	5.0–7.8a	3.2–4.9
m, domains/cluster	20	15	17	13
Hmax/D, relative length	0.9	1.2b	0.8	1.0
Hmax (μm), length
Chromosome X or 3R	5.5		4.6
G2 chromosomes
Hmax/D, relative length	0.9	1.2b	0.5	0.7
m, domains/cluster	20	15	8c	6
B, μm2/Mb	2.5	3.9	1.6	2.6

^aInconsistent with n ∼ 4; 

^bH_max/D > 1; 

^cm < N_a/p = 10 for unpaired chromosomes.