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dauerlarva

dauerlarva noun: a morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Noun

dauerlarva (plural dauerlarvae)

  1. A morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
    • […] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…]1975, Daniel McMahon, C. Fred Fox, Developmental Biology: Pattern Formation, Gene Regulation, Addison Wesley Longman

Forms of dauerlarva

pluraldauerlarvae
alternative formdauer larva

Questions about dauerlarva

What does dauerlarva mean?
Dauerlarva means a morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
What part of speech is dauerlarva?
Dauerlarva is a noun.
What is the plural of dauerlarva?
The plural of dauerlarva is dauerlarvae.

Words near dauerlarva in the dictionary

  1. Dauenhauer
  2. Dauenhauers
  3. dauer
  4. dauer larva
  5. dauer larvae
  6. dauerlarva
  7. dauerlarvae
  8. dauermodification
  9. dauermodifications
  10. dauers
  11. dauerschlaf

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