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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Reprod Dev. 2011 Jul 19;78(10-11):769–777. doi: 10.1002/mrd.21358

Figure 2. Comparisons of changes occurring during mitosis and mammalian female meiosis.

Figure 2

Schematic diagrams showing cell shape and mechanics changes occurring in a mitotic cell (A) and in a mouse oocyte going through meiosis (B), illustrating the changes that occur through these transitions. Panel A depicts the basic morphological changes and associated mechanical events of a mitotic cell, while Panel B diagram depicts the basic morphological events and mechanical transitions that occur during mouse female meiosis. Tubulin is shown in green, and actin is red.