Term: cranial motor neuron determination of bilateral symmetry
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Name: cranial motor neuron
Synonyms: cranial motoneuron
Definition: Motor neuron that innervate muscles that control eye, jaw, and facial movements of the vertebrate head and parasympathetic neurons that innervate certain glands and organs.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005730]
Name: determination of bilateral symmetry
Synonyms: determination of bilateral asymmetry
Definition: The establishment of an organism's body plan or part of an organism with respect to a single longitudinal plane. 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:0009855]    QuickGO    AmiGO