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Animal Characterization Based on Body Symmetry

Bilateral symmetry

Bilateral symmetry

This monarch butterfly demonstrates bilateral symmetry down the sagittal plane, with the line of symmetry running from ventral to dorsal and dividing the body into two left and right halves.

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  • bilateral symmetry
  • radial symmetry
  • sagittal plane
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