molting cycle, chitin-based cuticle

id: GO:0007591
name: molting cycle, chitin-based cuticle
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The periodic shedding of part or all of a chitin-based cuticle, which is then replaced by a new cuticle. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

Parent Functions

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GO:0018988molting cycle, protein-based cuticle