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Insect Vectors |
Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host. |
Insect Vector,Vector, Insect,Vectors, Insect |
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| D007814 |
Larva |
Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals. |
Maggots,Tadpoles,Larvae,Maggot,Tadpole |
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Metamorphosis, Biological |
Profound physical changes during maturation of living organisms from the immature forms to the adult forms, such as from TADPOLES to frogs; caterpillars to BUTTERFLIES. |
Biological Metamorphosis,Biological Metamorphoses,Metamorphoses, Biological |
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| D009024 |
Morphogenesis |
The development of anatomical structures to create the form of a single- or multi-cell organism. Morphogenesis provides form changes of a part, parts, or the whole organism. |
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| D009033 |
Culicidae |
A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance. |
Mosquitoes,Mosquitos,Mosquito |
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| D010053 |
Ovary |
The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE. |
Ovaries |
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| D010063 |
Ovum |
A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION. |
Egg,Egg, Unfertilized,Ova,Eggs, Unfertilized,Unfertilized Egg,Unfertilized Eggs |
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| D011679 |
Pupa |
An inactive stage between the larval and adult stages in the life cycle of INSECTA. |
Chrysalis,Pupae |
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Reproduction |
The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) |
Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods |
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Ecology |
The branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their ENVIRONMENT, especially as manifested by natural cycles and rhythms, community development and structure, interactions between different kinds of organisms, geographic distributions, and population alterations. (Webster's, 3d ed) |
Bionomics,Ecologies |
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