Table 2 Distribution of centromeres, pericentromeric heterochromatin, and telomeres in late 1-cell embryos (PN4/PN5 stages)
No. of NPBs | No. of centromeric spots | No. of centromeric spots not associated with NPBs | Total no. of telomeric spots | No. of telomeric spots associated with NPBs | No. of telomeric spots not associated with NPBs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fPN | 3.4 ± 2.15 | 16.1 ± 2.0 | 1.15 ± 1.14 | 35.0 ± 7.4 | 17.7 ± 4.5 | 15.78 ± 5.55 |
(n = 30) | (n = 13) | (n = 13) | (n = 18) | (n = 18) | (n = 18) | |
mPN | 4.9 ± 2.8 | 15.7 ± 2.5 | 1.08 ± 1.12 | 35.1 ± 6.1 | 16.2 ± 5.5 | 17.6 ± 5.27 |
(n = 30) | (n = 13) | (n = 13) | (n = 18) | (n = 18) | (n = 18) |