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proboscipedia

proboscipedia noun: a homeotic protein (and associated gene) required for the formation of labial and maxillary palps in flies.

Noun

proboscipedia (uncountable)

  1. A homeotic protein (and associated gene) required for the formation of labial and maxillary palps in flies

Questions about proboscipedia

What does proboscipedia mean?
Proboscipedia means a homeotic protein (and associated gene) required for the formation of labial and maxillary palps in flies.
What part of speech is proboscipedia?
Proboscipedia is a noun.

Words near proboscipedia in the dictionary

  1. proboscidians
  2. proboscidiferous
  3. proboscidiform
  4. probosciform
  5. probosciformed
  6. proboscipedia
  7. proboscis
  8. proboscis monkey
  9. proboscis monkeys
  10. proboscis worm
  11. proboscis worms

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