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Which disruption results when ecdysone production fails in butterfly pupae?

A)Arrested differentiation of imaginal discs
B)Premature sclerotization of the exoskeleton
C)Lack of melanization post-eclosion
D)Impaired oxygen diffusion into tissues

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Arrested differentiation occurs because the mechanism of ecdysone initiates development of imaginal discs during the pupal stage, therefore metamorphosis fails, rather than premature hardening or melanization, which are independent hormone-mediated processes.

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