Experimental Destruction of the Corpora Allata of a Third-Instar Rhodnius

question 99

Multiple Choice

Experimental destruction of the corpora allata of a third-instar Rhodnius would cause

• A) molting into a fourth instar.
• B) molting to cease.
• C) molting into an adult.
• D) shrinking of the prothoracic gland.
• E) death.

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