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Left/right asymmetry disruptions and mirror-image reversals to behavior andbrain anatomy in Ciona
Matthew J. Kourakis, Michaela Bostwick, Amanda Zabriskie, William Cairns Smith
The paper investigates left-right asymmetry disruptions in Ciona larvae caused by dechorionation, revealing asymmetric gene expression, synaptic connectivity, and behavioral changes, including mirror-image reversals.