metamere
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met·a·mere
(mĕt'ə-mîr') 
n.
Any of the homologous segments, lying in a longitudinal series, that compose the body of certain animals, such as earthworms and lobsters. Also called somite.
metameric met'a·mer'ic (-mĕr'ĭk, -mîr'-) adj.
metamerically met'a·mer'i·cal·ly adv.
n.
Any of the homologous segments, lying in a longitudinal series, that compose the body of certain animals, such as earthworms and lobsters. Also called somite.
metameric met'a·mer'ic (-mĕr'ĭk, -mîr'-) adj.
metamerically met'a·mer'i·cal·ly adv.
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(mĕt'ə-mēr')
n.
n.
Any of the homologous segments, lying in a longitudinal series, that compose the body of certain animals, such as lobsters. Also called somite.
met'a·mer'ic (-mĕr'ĭk) adj.Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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metamere
(in morphology) any of the linearly arranged similar body segments in animals that exhibit metamerism (def. 2); a somite.
| metamer, metallothionein, metalloselenonein | |
| metameric, metamerism, metameter |
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