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adj. - Of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages.

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Usage examples (7)
  • The prepupal stage
  • Because SeTre-1 was expressed at a higher level in the prepupal stage, whereas
  • Ten crude larvae, prepupae and pupae in the late part of the fourth instar stage, the prepupal stage and day seven of the pupal stage were used for the soluble and...
  • SeTre-1 gene in the prepupal stage was found to be much higher than in other stages (
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