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Blue contours indicate populations of specific prophase sub-stage germ cells (leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, and diplotene/dictyate stages) observed during embryonic and neonatal development. Increasing dark blue color indicates the timing at which the specific prophase sub-stage becomes more abundant. This figure was adapted from reference2. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.
