cuticle development involved in chitin-based cuticle molting cycle

Term ID

GO:0042337

Synonyms

• chitin-based cuticle development during molting
• cuticle anabolism during molting
• cuticle biosynthetic process during molting
• cuticle formation during molting
• cuticle synthesis during molting

Definition

The synthesis and deposition of a chitin-based non-cellular, hardened, or membranous secretion from an epithelial sheet, occurring as part of the molting cycle. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

References

Ontology

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