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C. elegans Life cycle Life Cycle of C. elegans at 25°C:
Reference Epstein, F. H. & Shakes, C. D. (Ed). (1995). Caenorhabditis elegans: Modern Biological Analysis of an Organism. New York, NY: Academic Press. Dauer: a developmental stage of C. elegans that occurs under starvation conditions in which the larva enters developmental stasis. With food, the dauer larva can reach L4 stage and then become an adult. Embryogenesis: early developmental process of an individual from a fertilized egg (zygote) to hatching. Larvae: the immature forms of C. elegans. After hatching, C. elegans undergo a series of larval stage, called L1 – L4, before becoming adults. Molt: the process of growing a new cuticle and shedding the old one. This defines the transition from one larval stage to another or to adulthood. |
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