decarcinization
decarcinization noun: the process of becoming un-crab-like; the evolution of a crablike species away from a crablike form.
Noun
decarcinization (uncountable)
- The process of becoming un-crab-like; the evolution of a crablike species away from a crablike form.
- The latter authors also suggest that evolution of the crab-like form is irreversible, which stands in stark contrast to the notion of decarcinization. Nevertheless, DNA sequencing is a boon […]2021, WP Veldsman, Coconut Crab Genomics: A Study of Terrestrial Adaptation in the Anomura
- This represents a critical first step understanding the evolution of carcinization and decarcinization in true crabs, the appearance of key adaptations, and the transition from sea to land […]2023, J. Luque, H. D. Bracken-Grissom, J. Ortega-Hernández, et al., Fossil calibrations for molecular analyses and divergence time estimation for true crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura)
- Antonyms:
- carcinization
Antonyms of decarcinization
Questions about decarcinization
- What does decarcinization mean?
- Decarcinization means the process of becoming un-crab-like; the evolution of a crablike species away from a crablike form.
- What part of speech is decarcinization?
- Decarcinization is a noun.
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