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small, compact, spherical bodies staining very intensely in nuclear 
stains. The chromatin seems to be compacted into a solid mass. The 
larger cells contain from two to several such nuclei (pi. 13, fig. 33). 
Transformation 
period 
Maturation 
period 
Growth period 
Multiplication 
period 
Division period 
Rest period 
Fig. A. 
There is no evidence of nuclear fragmentation, and none to suggest 
that the multinuelear condition is brought about by amitosis. Writers 
often insist that amitosis is evidence of degeneration, as it is often 
