Fig. 4. Mosaic analysis in raldh2 and prdm1 morphants.
(A) Dorsal view of a three-day-old raldh2 morphant embryo
revealing rescued pectoral fin outgrowth on the right side (arrow).
(A') Dark-field image of the same embryo, showing transplanted
GFP-positive cells labeled in green. (A'') Merged bright-field and
dark-field images showing green wild-type cells localizing to the anterior
somite region. (B-B'') Lateral views of the same MOraldh2
mosaic embryo as in A. Dotted lines in B' indicate somite boundaries.
Note strong GFP-expression in somites 1 to 3. (C-D'') Dorsal and
lateral views of an MOprdm1 embryo, where transplanted wild-type
cells contribute to anterior somites but do not rescue fin outgrowth.
(C'',D'') Merged bright and dark field pictures showing GFP-positive
wild-type cells incorporated into the left fin. Dotted lines in D'
indicate somite boundaries. Asterisks mark the missing pectoral fin. s,
somite.