Sentence examples for abrupt metamorphosis from inspiring English sources
A good illustration of the distinction between gradual and abrupt metamorphosis occurs among the insects.
There are two types of metamorphosis: hemimetaboly, or gradual metamorphosis, and holometaboly or abrupt metamorphosis [ 2], the latter being evolutionarily the most successful [ 1].
Many animals show complex life cycles organized into morphologically distinct phases separated by abrupt metamorphic transitions (metamorphosis), as opposed to single static or continuously changing phases [ 1].
Metamorphosis entails an abrupt and thorough change in an animal's physiology and biochemistry, with concomitant structural and behavioral modifications.
During molting and metamorphosis, conspicuous and relatively abrupt changes are seen in its cuticle.
At none of the sites (other than one affected by an artificial increase in base level) is there evidence of abrupt changes in river behaviour or channel metamorphosis.
In D. melanogaster, it has been shown that let-7 targets the transcripts of the abrupt gene, thus preventing its expression in the muscle and allowing a correct maturation during metamorphosis [38].
Blackass is the metamorphosis of The Metamorphosis.
