| id | GO:0009799 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | specification of symmetry |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The establishment of an organism's body plan or part of an organism such that a similar arrangement in form and relationship of parts around a common axis, or around each side of a plane is created." [GOC:go_curators] |
| synonym | "determination of symmetry" EXACT [GOC:dph] |
| synonym | "specification of symmetry" EXACT [GOC:dph] |
| is_a | GO:0007389 ! pattern specification process |