Term: epithalamus determination of left/right symmetry
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Name: epithalamus
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Definition: Brain structure which is part of the diencephalon and consists of the dorsal and ventral nuclei of the habenula, and two dorsal outgrowths, the epiphysis and the saccus dorsalis. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000509]
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