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← Nature & AnimalsWhich result follows disruption of the prothoracic gland activity during the pupae stage of moths?
A)Failure to initiate eclosion behaviors✓
B)Premature wing scale pigmentation
C)Accelerated fat body degradation
D)Enhanced cold resistance through glycerol
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When prothoracic gland activity is disrupted, ecdysone production ceases because prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) stimulus ends, preventing the triggering of eclosion behaviors for adult emergence. Therefore, moths failing to initiate eclosion behaviors results, as opposed to pigmentation, degradation, or cryoprotection pathways which are affected by different hormonal or environmental cues.
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