Table 1.
Substage | Spermatocytes | Oocytes | ||||
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N | Average # of foci | Range | N | Average # of foci | Range | |
Leptotene | 13 | 69 ± 11 | 44-83 | 10 | 24 ± 8 | 15-44 |
Early-to-mid zygotene | 21 | 113 ± 20 | 87-162 | 13 | 234 ± 63 | 151-389 |
Late zygotene | 16 | 134 ± 14 | 109-160 | 15 | 148 ± 26 | 106-187 |
Early-to-mid pachytene | 25 | 81 ± 16 | 60-108 | 24 | 90 ± 28 | 51-157 |
Late pachytene | 13 | 25 ± 12 | 6-43 | 10 | 10 ± 3 | 5-16 |
Diplotene | 4 | ND | ND | -- | -- | -- |
ND = Not detected