radial symmetry (redirected from Symmetry (biology))

symmetry /sym·me·try/ (sim´ĕ-tre) correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane or around an axis.symmet´ricsymmet´rical

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bilateral symmetry  the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (as the human body or that of higher animals) which can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other.

inverse symmetry  correspondence as between a part and its mirror image, wherein the right (or left) side of one part corresponds with the left (or right) side of the other.

radial symmetry  that in which the body parts are arranged regularly around a central axis.

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radial symmetry,

a form of symmetry in which body parts are arranged around a central axis, as found in animals such as jellyfish and sea urchins.

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symmetry

correspondence in size, form and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, or around an axis. Often used to describe conformation.

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bilateral symmetry

the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (such as the body of a higher animal) that can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other.

radial symmetry

that in which the body parts are arranged regularly around a central axis.