Phenotype analysis of female zebrafish in different genotypes. (A,B) Histological examination of gonads in different genotypes of dmrt1;cyp19a1a at 75?dpf (A) and 100?dpf (B). PG, primary growth; PV, pre-vitellogenic; EV, early vitellogenic; FG, full grown. Arrows indicate atresic/degenerating follicles. Asterisks indicate stromal cells. (C,D) Ratios of PG, PV and vitellogenic (EV+) follicle areas in different genotypes at 75?dpf (C) and 100?dpf (D). Data are meanąs.d. The exact values are shown under the x-axis. (E) The size of PV follicles in controls and double mutants (dmrt1?/?;cyp19a1a?/?) at 100?dpf. Each dot represents the average diameter of PV follicles with visible germinal vesicles from each fish (quantified from three different sections). Data are meanąs.d. and the exact values are shown under the x-axis. Statistical significance was revealed by two-tailed unpaired Student's t-test (**P<0.01).
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