Embryos stained for phosphorylated histone H3 (to label mitotic figures) and for
Nv eve mRNA (as shown in
Figure 3) were analyzed to quantify the number of mitotic cells occurring between stripes as compared to within
eve stripes. Cell number counted is plotted on the Y axis as a function of position along the A–P axis of the embryo (as indicated by
Nv eve stripe position), which is indicated on the X axis. Mitotic cells that fall partially on a stripe are counted as occurring in the stripe. Each unique color indicates one embryo quantified in this manner, and embryos corresponding to those shown in
Figure 3 are also labeled according to their position in the figure.