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radial symmetry vs. bilateral symmetry

noun
  1. a basic body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis, characteristic of sessile and bottom-dwelling animals, as the sea anemone and starfish.
noun
  1. a basic body plan in which the left and right sides of the organism can be divided into approximate mirror images of each other along the midline.

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