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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Casting off feathers, hair, or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in arthropods, skin renewal in amphibians and reptiles, and the shedding of winter coats in birds and mammals.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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