dauer
A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.
Noun
- A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.
- When Caenorhabditis elegans larvae enter dauer they arrest feeding but remain active and motile, yet become stress-resistant, extremely long-lived and non-ageing. - 2008 December 3, Patrick Narbonne, Richard Roy,...
Origin
Borrowed from German Dauer (“duration”).