THE EGG OF THE DOMESTIC CAT 



PLATE 3 



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EXPLANATION OF FIGURES 



Fig. 10 Polar view of second polar spindle in ovarian egg. X 790. 



Fig. 11 A reconstruction of two adjacent sections of a fertilized tube egg. The 

 second polar body has just been formed. Note that the arrangement of the nuclei 

 of the epithelial cells accompanying the egg indicates the disintegration of a 

 well developed corona radiata. The zona pellucida is not visible in this prepa- 

 ration. X 02.5. 



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