previtellogenesis
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previtellogenesis (uncountable)
- The processes leading to vitellogenesis
- 2015 July 6, “Mating Reverses Actuarial Aging in Female Queensland Fruit Flies”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Ovarian development was assessed according to: (a) the stage of development, scored on a scale developed by [20 ] (1 and 2 representing previtellogenesis, 3 and 4 vitellogenesis and 5 mature egg formation), and (b) whether eggs were present in the ovaries.