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micropyle
Edited by Ralph Harbach on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 22:04
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MiDefinition:
In insect eggs, one or more minute openings in the chorion through which spermatozoa enter. In mosquito eggs, a single pore located at the anterior end that is often filled with a micropylar plug and surrounded by a micropylar disc.
Synonyms:
micropile, micropylar opening- 250 reads
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Eggs: micropyle
