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epicuticle
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epicuticle [¦ep·ə′kyüd·i·kəl]
(invertebrate zoology)
The outer, waxy layer of an insect cuticle or exoskeleton.


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Improper nutrition has also previously been associated with exoskeletal abnormalities, specifically epicuticular deformities (Gallager et al.
Transition of maize shoots from the juvenile to the adult stage is affected by a variety of leaf epidermal cell traits, including: leaf hairs, cell wall characteristics, and presence of epicuticular waxes such as those regulated by the maize putative transcription factor of Glossy 15 (g115).
Photosynthesis, epicuticular wax and lipid changes in cowpea cultivars grown under hyperthermic conditions.
 
 
 
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