Image of mouse embryos at the 2-cell stage visualised by light microscopy. Two blastomeres (cells) can be seen inside the zona pellucida (a “shell-like” protective outer layer) of each embryo (IMAGE)

Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences

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