Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

adult chitin-based cuticle development

Term ID
GO:0008365
Synonyms
  • adult chitin-based cuticle anabolism
  • adult chitin-based cuticle biosynthetic process
  • adult chitin-based cuticle formation
  • adult chitin-based cuticle synthesis
  • adult cuticle anabolism
  • adult cuticle biosynthetic process
  • adult cuticle formation
  • adult cuticle synthesis
Definition
Synthesis and deposition of the chitin-based cuticle of adults following the apolysis of the pupal cuticle. The adult insect cuticle contains cuticullin, a protein epicuticle and a lamellate procuticle. An example of this process is adult chitin-based cuticle development in Drosophila melanogaster. 0879694238
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