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What does bilateral symmetry mean?

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Noun
  1. the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
  2. (biology) the characteristic, in animals, of being symmetric about a plane running from head to tail
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A kite is a quadrilateral having a diagonal that is a line of bilateral symmetry.
Therefore, whether subsistence activities involve reliance on one limb more than another or both limbs equally, this should be reflected in measures of bilateral symmetry.
One such indicator is the degree of deviation from bilateral symmetry of faces and bodies.
The latter group includes radically modified animals, the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata, which undergo detorsion and essentially re-evolve bilateral symmetry.
It is easy to be biased by bilateral symmetry and assume that a centralized nervous system is necessary for any integrative nervous system function.
The variations in femur morphology and bilateral symmetry observed among the three sample groups are not statistically different.

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