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The two large, central, round shapes are ovaries from a typical fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The small butterfly-like structures surrounding them are fruit fly ovaries where researchers suppressed the expression of a gene that controls microtubule polymerization and is necessary for normal development. This image was captured using a confocal laser scanning microscope. Related to image 6807.
Vladimir I. Gelfand, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Wen Lu and Vladimir I. Gelfand, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
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