| Name: | parapineal organ |
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| Definition: | An unpaired left-sided accessory organ which plays a role in establishing lateral brain left right asymmetry. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001360] |
| Name: | specification of animal organ identity |
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| Definition: | The regionalization process in which the identity of an animal organ primordium is specified. Identity is considered to be the aggregate of characteristics by which a structure is recognized. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0010092] QuickGO AmiGO |