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Accession
GO:0070986
Name
left/right axis specification
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
left-right axis specification, left/right axis determination
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Definition
The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of the left/right axis. The left/right axis is defined by a line that runs orthogonal to both the anterior/posterior and dorsal/ventral axes. Each side is defined from the viewpoint of the organism rather of the observer (as per anatomical axes). Source: GOC:dph, GOC:mah, GOC:gvg
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History
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Subset
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Parents of left/right axis specification (GO:0070986)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
left/right axis specification [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  left/right pattern formation (GO:0060972)
left/right axis specification [is_a relation] is_a  axis specification (GO:0009798)

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