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From: Two waves of anisotropic growth generate enlarged follicles in the spiny mouse

Figure 1

Acomys spines versus laboratory mouse hairs . (A) Adult Acomys with orange spines on the lower back. (B) Newborn Acomys with grey coat. (C) Dorsal view of a 3-week-old Acomys. (D, E) Dorsal and lateral views of a 6-week-old Acomys. (F) Dorsal view of an 8-week-old Acomys. (G) Adult and (H) newborn laboratory mouse (NMRI). (I) Acomys hair types from the lower back (lb), upper back (ub), and ventral side (v). (J) Laboratory mouse hair types from the dorsal (d) and ventral (v) sides. Insets: same scale magnification of the images in the dotted frames. g, guard; a, awl; z, zigzag; arrowhead, dorsal awl hairs. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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