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Comments on biological asymmetry.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Jul 2001
Opitz J M, Utkus A
Abstract excerpt
Gross forms of asymmetry of biological structure, hence of development, are generally considered abnormalities of conformation with "perfect" symmetry, whether bilateral or radial, being regarded as the "ideal" form. This notion, primarily a cultural deceit of neo-Platonic origin, can easily be shown to be wrong or at best only skin-deep by any student of anatomy or surgery who finds the heart not in the midline...
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