Real Movie vs. Animation
Movies on the top show a C. elegans
embryo dividing from 1-cell to 4-cell stage. Their matching animations are on the bottom. Please note that the developmental timing of the real embryo (top) and the animation (bottom) does not match perfectly.
From a zygote to meeting pro-nuclei rotation
( 2.6 MB, movie length: 21") (400 KB, movie length: 23")
From meeting pro-nuclei rotation to the cell membrane pinching-in
(1.5 MB, movie length: 11") (315 KB, movie length: 28 ")
From the cell membrane pinching-in to two-cell embryo
(3.4 MB, movie length: 28") (355 MB, movie length: 17")
From two-cell embryo to four-cell embryo
(3 MB, movie length: 27") (620 KB, movie length: 21")
Credits
Matching Real Embryogenesis (movie on the top): Haining Zhang, John White Lab.