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dauers

dauers is the plural of dauer.

Meaning of dauer

Noun

dauer (plural dauers)

  1. A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.
    • When Caenorhabditis elegans larvae enter dauer they arrest feeding but remain active and motile, yet become stress-resistant, extremely long-lived and non-ageing.2008 December 3, Patrick Narbonne, Richard Roy, “Caenorhabditis elegans dauers need LKB1/AMPK to ration lipid reserves and ensure long-term survival”, in Nature

Questions about dauers

What is dauers the plural of?
Dauers is the plural of dauer.

Words near dauers in the dictionary

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

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