NUCLEAR MIGRATION IN GERMINATING SPORES OF ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS: THE PATH AND KINETICS OF MOVEMENT |
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| Authors: | Thomas C. Vogelmann John H. Miller |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 13210 |
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| Abstract: | Nuclear migration was observed in individual germinating spores of Onoclea sensibilis from the onset of movement to the completion of mitosis. About 16 hr after the initiation of germination, the nucleus migrated from its initial position in the center of the spore to the proximal side. It then appeared to migrate along the raphe to one end of the spore where an asymmetric division occurred. The average velocity of migration was measured at 0.256 ± 0.065 μm/min. During migration the nucleus underwent changes in shape. No migrations or movement other than that by the nucleus were observed. |
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