Fig. 3. Cytoplasmic MT distribution during early meiotic prophase. To convey the 3D architecture of the cell, the data corresponding to the entire cellular volume (approximately 100 z-sections) were divided into quarters, and each quarter was projected into a single image (Bass et al., 1997). The resulting images are displayed sequentially. MTs (green) were detected with an antibody against -tubulin. Chromatin (red) was stained with DAPI, and telomere positions were inferred from the telomeric heterochromatin (a subset indicated with ^*) in (A) and (B). (A) Pre-bouquet, (B) bouquet and (C) post-bouquet. Bars, 10 µm.