Cleavage
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1A
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0–6
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1.8
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Nuclei divide internally
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1B
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6–12
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3.6
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Nuclei reach the periphery
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Blastoderm
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2A
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12–18
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5.3
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Formation of germ rudiment
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2B
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18–24
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7.1
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Nuclei progressively concentrate at egg posterior
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Gastrulation
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3A
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24–30
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8.9
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Germ rudiment invagination begins
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3B
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30–36
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10.7
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Germ band extension
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Segmentation
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4
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36–48
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14.3
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Anterior segmentation (in head and thorax) begins
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5
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48–60
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17.9
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Appendage buds appear; non-segmented abdomen
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6
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60–72
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21.4
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Appendages grow;
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segmented abdomen; neural groove evident
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Growth
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7
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72–84
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25
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Thoracic appendages elongate, bigger than head appendages
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8
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84–96
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26.6
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Antennal appendages grow over first maxillary appendages
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9
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96–108
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32
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First maxillary appendages hidden by antennal appendages; embryo shortens and widens (germ band retraction)
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Katatrepsis and Dorsal Closure
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10
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108–132
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35
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At the end of katatrepsis, embryo and egg anterior-posterior axes coincide; embryo closes dorsally
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