Table 1 Frequencies of nuclear ploidy classes and mean nuclear DNA content during development.
Tissue | Percent of nuclei | Mean ploidy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 2C | 4C | 8C | 16C | 32C | Â |
1 | 69.4 ± 1.1 | 28.3 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 ± 0.1 |
2 | 25.3 ± 1.4 | 40.8 ± 0.8 | 30.1 ± 1.2 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 0 | 5.2 ± 0.1 |
3 | 45.5 ± 0.6 | 36.3 ± 0.2 | 14.4 ± 0.2 | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 0 | 4.2 ± 0.2 |
4 | 19.3 ± 1.1 | 23.2 ± 1.7 | 31.2 ± 3.1 | 26.3 ± 3.4 | 0 | 7.8 ± 0.5 |
5 | 21.5 ± 3.4 | 27.4 ± 2.5 | 20.8 ± 11.1 | 18.1 ± 3.2 | 12.2 ± 4.0 | 10.0 ± 1 |
6 | 22.8 ± 1.9 | 26.2 ± 1.8 | 17.5 ± 0.7 | 21.7 ± 2.1 | 11.8 ± 1.0 | 10.2 ± 0.5 |