| Term: | parapineal organ determination of left/right symmetry |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| 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: | determination of left/right symmetry |
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| Synonyms: | determination of left/right asymmetry |
| Definition: | The establishment of an organism's body plan or part of an organism with respect to the left and right halves. The pattern can either be symmetric, such that the halves are mirror images, or asymmetric where the pattern deviates from this symmetry. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007368] QuickGO AmiGO |