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lip-1 loss of function mutants show increased overall CEP-1 expression, with CEP-1 being detected at earlier stages of pachytene compared to wild type. Quanti- fication of the range of CEP-1 expression, done by measuring the number of rows of nuclei from the beginning of a discernable CEP-1 fluorescent signal in pachytene to the first diplotene nuclei, confirms this finding.