Egg chamber elongation is unaffected by reduced cell proliferation. String-shRNA expressed for 24 hours alters epithelial shape and cell number (A Chambers shown in (A) have approximately equal widths, with the cross-sectional area corresponding to developmental stage 6. Scale bars = 20 μm. Number of chambers analyzed: w1118 1.0-1.2 n=24,1.2-1.4 n=14,1.4-1.6 n=18 String-shRNA 1.0-1.2 n= 11 ,1.2-1.4 n=10,1.4-1.6 n=15. Bars represent mean and standard deviation 