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previtellogenic

previtellogenic adjective: relating to previtellogenesis.

Adjective

previtellogenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to previtellogenesis.
    • Post-mortem examination of ovarian development revealed that 25 out of 30 ESS flies had previtellogenic ovaries (Panel b in S3 Fig ).2015 July 6, “Mating Reverses Actuarial Aging in Female Queensland Fruit Flies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of previtellogenic

From pre- + vitellogenic.

Questions about previtellogenic

What does previtellogenic mean?
Previtellogenic means relating to previtellogenesis.
What part of speech is previtellogenic?
Previtellogenic is an adjective.

Words near previtellogenic in the dictionary

  1. previsualizing
  2. previtamin
  3. previtamins
  4. Previte
  5. previtellogenesis
  6. previtellogenic
  7. previtellogenous
  8. Prevites
  9. previvor
  10. previvors
  11. previz

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