Fig. 1. Timing of syncytial nuclear divisions.

Each row represents the timing between syncytial nuclear division in minutes. Top row, male haploid embryos. Middle row, female diploid embryos. Bottom row, female triploid embryos. (N=9 for n male, N=9 for 2n female, N=5 for 3n female). One asterisk (*) denotes significant difference p<0.05 between haploid comparisons. Two asterisks (**) denotes significant difference p<0.05 between diploid comparisons. Three asterisks (***) denotes significant difference p<0.05 between triploid comparisons. Purple boxes denote wave of nuclear division that was only observable in the last nuclear division preceding cellularization.