Term: basihyal cartilage determination of left/right symmetry
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Name: basihyal cartilage
Synonyms: basihyal
Definition: Pharyngeal arch cartilage that is median and is the anterior-most cartilage of the ventral hyoid arch. It chondrifies between the anterior tips of the ceratohyal cartilages, anterior to the first copula.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001510]
Name: determination of left/right symmetry
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