Predauer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An early stage in the development of nematode larvae.

    "Several interesting questions arise concerning the possible role of autophagy in both the special enduring (dauer or L3D) larval stage, and in the L2 predauer (PD) phase during which the transformation into L3D takes[…]"

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"Several interesting questions arise concerning the possible role of autophagy in both the special enduring (dauer or L3D) larval stage, and in the L2 predauer (PD) phase during which the transformation into L3D takes[…]"

Etymology

From pre- + dauer.

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