Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the chitinous rods which, when united, form a rhabdom.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the several parts composing a rhabdom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of the small, rodlike parts of a
rhabdom .
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Examples
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So he wants to argue that there is some “purpose” behind the fact that a rhabdomere 2 ommatidia in from the posterior margin, 3 ommatidia down from the equator, is expressing Rh3 in Fly Alpha, and some other purposeful reason why the equivalent rhabdomere in Alpha’s sister, Beta, is expressing Rh4?
Chance and regularity in the development of the fly eye - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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So he wants to argue that there is some “purpose” behind the fact that a rhabdomere 2 ommatidia in from the posterior margin, 3 ommatidia down from the equator, is expressing Rh3 in Fly Alpha, and some other purposeful reason why the equivalent rhabdomere in Alpha’s sister, Beta, is expressing Rh4?
Chance and regularity in the development of the fly eye - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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