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Radial symmetry

Radial symmetry

Published:
Updated: January 1, 2007, 2:10 am
Topics: Botany Zoology
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Debbie Swarthout

Radially symmetrical

Refers to an organ, such as a flower, that can be divided in more than one plane into two equal parts that are mirror images of one another, for example the flower of a rose.

Citation

Scott Mori (Lead Author);Debbie Swarthout (Topic Editor) "Radial symmetry". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 1, 2007; Last revised Date January 1, 2007; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Radial_symmetry>

The Author

Scott MoriDr. Scott Mori holding fruits of the ''sapucaia'' (''Lecythis'' ''pisonis''), a member of the Brazil nut family. Photo by C. Gracie. Dr. Scott A. Mori was born in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1941. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he obtained his B.S. degree in 1964 in Biology and Conservation, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was awarded his Ph.D. in botany in 1974. He taught botany and zoology at the Univers ... (Full Bio)

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