symmetry

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symmetry In biology, anatomical description of body form or geometrical pattern of a plant or animal. It is used in the classification of living things (taxonomy), and to clarify relationships. In mathematics, a symmetrical figure is one that has an exact correspondence of shape about a point, line, or plane.

symmetry

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symmetry Regularity in the arrangement of the parts of an organism. See bilateral symmetry; radial symmetry.

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