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(f.n) are produced. The nucleus of the pohir body 

 divides by mitosis and the two nuclei thus formed 



Fig. 14. — Miastor americana. Longitudinal section tlirougli mature 

 egg. c = cytoplasm; /.?i = female nucleus; n.c = nurse chamber; 

 p.b — polar bodies; pP^ = pole-plasm. 



remain within the egg substance near the periphery 

 for a considerable period (Fig. 14), but finally 



