FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

left/right axis specification

ID (Ontology)

GO:0070986 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of the left/right axis. The left/right axis is defined by a line that runs orthogonal to both the anterior/posterior and dorsal/ventral axes. Each side is defined from the viewpoint of the organism rather of the observer (as per anatomical axes).

Also Known As

"left-right axis specification"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
left/right axis specification (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| left/right axis specification

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

regionalization
 |__left/right pattern formation__
pattern specification process     |
 |__axis specification____________|
                                  left/right axis specification  1 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	axis specification
Part of	left/right pattern formation
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"left-right axis specification" EXACT "left/right axis determination" RELATED
Secondary IDs

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