Comparison of the length of blastoderm cycles in <i>D. melanogaster</i> and <i>C. albipunctata</i>.

<p>The duration of each division cycle is shown for both species with alternating black and blue bars. The onset of each cycle corresponds to the reappearance of nuclear envelopes in DIC movies. The time scale on the left is divided into blocks of 10(in hrs:min after egg activation) and duration (in min) are shown for cleavage cycles C10–14. For <i>D. melanogaster</i>, time for the start of C10 is taken from <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084422#pone.0084422-CamposOrtega1" target="_blank">[13]</a>, and times for the duration of the blastoderm cycles from <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084422#pone.0084422-Foe1" target="_blank">[15]</a>. Corresponding embryonic stages (see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084422#pone-0084422-g002" target="_blank">Figures 2</a> and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084422#pone-0084422-g003" target="_blank">3</a>) are indicated on grey background.