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protarsi

protarsi is the plural of protarsus.

Meaning of protarsus

Noun

protarsus (plural protarsi)

  1. The tarsus of the foreleg of an insect
    • Some transcripts were exclusively expressed in specific organs, such as female protarsus, whereas others were universally expressed, this varied expression profile may provide insights into the specific functions mediated by chemoreception proteins in insects.2015 December 12, “Identification and Comparative Expression Profiles of Chemoreception Genes Revealed from Major Chemoreception Organs of the Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera...

Questions about protarsi

What is protarsi the plural of?
Protarsi is the plural of protarsus.

Words near protarsi in the dictionary

  1. protanthean
  2. protantheans
  3. protargol
  4. protariff
  5. protarsal
  6. protarsi
  7. protarsomere
  8. protarsomeres
  9. protarsus
  10. protases
  11. protasis

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