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but consits of all of the chromatin of this nucleus condensed into a 
more or less spherical body during a peculiar process of spindle 
formation as described and figured above. 
The discovery of the origin and nature of the keimbahn-chromatin 
brought forth a new problem, namely, that of the origin of the egg 

Fig. 17. Longitudinal section through what appears to be two oöcytes united 
end to end. X 800. 
Fig. 18. A later stage than that shown in Fig. 17. x 800. fe. follicular 
epithelium; &. keimbahn-chromatin; n. nucleus; s. disintegrating spindle; w. point 
of union of two oöcytes. 
nucleus. It was early noted that the oöcytes containing this peculiar 
spindle were free from any other inclusions in their cytoplasm. How 
