Difference between revisions of "poecilogeny"

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|etymology=Greek <i>poikilos</i>, various; <i>gennaein</i>, to produce
 
|etymology=Greek <i>poikilos</i>, various; <i>gennaein</i>, to produce
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Diptera, larval polymorphism with more than one form, some being paedogenic and others developing normally into winged sexual adults.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Diptera, [[larval]] [[polymorphism]] with more than one form, some being paedogenic and others developing normally into winged sexual adults.
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

poecilogeny (noun; Greek poikilos, various; gennaein, to produce): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Diptera, larval polymorphism with more than one form, some being paedogenic and others developing normally into winged sexual adults.