https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/imaginal-discs/
Imagine carrying around a snack that was your skin. Imagine the energy needed to molt from that skin and how tasty those leftovers would be.
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https://www.pearson.com/channels/genetics/textbook-solutions/sanders-3rd-edition-9780135564172/ch-14-analysis-of-gene-function-via-forward-genetics-and-reverse-genetics/the-eyes-of-drosophila-develop-from-imaginal-discs-groups-of-cells-set-aside-in-
The eyes of Drosophila develop from imaginal discs, groups of cells set aside in the fly embryo that differentiate into the adult structures during the pupal...
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