Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
holometabolic .
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- adjective Pertaining to, or undergoing,
holometabolism
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- adjective (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
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Examples
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Development can be ametabolous, paurometabolous, or holometabolous.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Coleopterans are holometabolous group, meaning that its members all transform from larvae to adults via a pupal stage.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Development can be ametabolous, paurometabolous, or holometabolous.
Crustacea 2008
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"The honeybee immune system, like other species of holometabolous insects, depends on two main categories of defense reactions: the cell-mediated responses such as phagocytosis and encapsulation of foreign objects, and cell-free defense mechanisms represented by the anti-microbial immune proteins" (Response of the Apoidea to fungal infections by Glinski and Buczek - PDF format).
Bee nonsense Ray Girvan 2004
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PUPA - The nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult in the metamorphosis of holometabolous insects, during which the larva typically undergoes complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case.
Defining Ourselves Randy Smith 2006
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PUPA - The nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult in the metamorphosis of holometabolous insects, during which the larva typically undergoes complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case.
Archive 2006-03-12 Randy Smith 2006
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"The honeybee immune system, like other species of holometabolous insects, depends on two main categories of defense reactions: the cell-mediated responses such as phagocytosis and encapsulation of foreign objects, and cell-free defense mechanisms represented by the anti-microbial immune proteins" (Response of the Apoidea to fungal infections by Glinski and Buczek - PDF format).
Archive 2004-08-01 Ray Girvan 2004
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Although distinct physiologic functions of the EcR isoforms have been characterized in higher holometabolous insects, they remain unclear in basal direct-developing insects, in which only A isoform has been identified.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Takayuki Watanabe 2010
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In addition, the EcR-B1 isoform of holometabolous insects had a novel microdomain at the N-terminal end.
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Moreover, the novel microdomain in the isoform-specific region of the holometabolous insect EcR-B1 isoform suggests that the holometabolous insect EcR-B1 acquired additional transcriptional regulation mechanisms.
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