Difference between revisions of "Spherical symmetry"

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An organism possesses spherical symmetry if it can be cut into two identical halves by a cut that runs through the organism's center.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia
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An [[organism]] possesses '''spherical symmetry''' if any cut through the organism's center produces a mirror-image on the other side. Many colonial [[algae]] (like Volvox) exhibit [[spherical]] symmetry.<ref>http://science.kennesaw.edu/biophys/biodiversity/animalia/symmetry.html</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Bilateral symmetry]]
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*[[Radial symmetry]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:55, June 23, 2016

An organism possesses spherical symmetry if any cut through the organism's center produces a mirror-image on the other side. Many colonial algae (like Volvox) exhibit spherical symmetry.[1]

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