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FIG. 131. Diagram of the nuclear changes during endomixis in Paramecium aurelia. 

 A, typical nuclear condition; B, degeneration of macronucleus and first division of 

 micronuclei; C, second division of micronuclei; D, degeneration of six of the eight 

 micronuclei; E, division of the cell; F, first reconstruction micronuclear division: 

 G, second reconstruction micronuclear division; H, transformation of two micronuclei 

 into macronuclei ; /, micronuclear and cell division; J, typical nuclear condition 

 restored. 



