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dauerlarvae

dauerlarvae is the plural of dauerlarva.

Meaning of dauerlarva

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

Questions about dauerlarvae

What is dauerlarvae the plural of?
Dauerlarvae is the plural of dauerlarva.

Words near dauerlarvae in the dictionary

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

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