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postdauers

postdauers is the plural of postdauer.

Meaning of postdauer

Noun

postdauer (plural postdauers)

  1. A stage in the development of nematode larvae following dauer; the organism at this stage.
    • […] postdauer developmental pathway. The extent of suppression is independent of the length of dauer arrest. Postdauer development in suppressed animals appears essentially wildtype, […]1987, Jonathan Hodgkin, Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 1987 Meeting on C. Elegans: May 6-May 10, 1987

Questions about postdauers

What is postdauers the plural of?
Postdauers is the plural of postdauer.

Words near postdauers in the dictionary

  1. postdated
  2. postdates
  3. postdating
  4. postdatings
  5. postdauer
  6. postdauers
  7. postdawn
  8. postdeadline
  9. postdeal
  10. postdeastringency
  11. postdeb

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