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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A ''body plan'' is a set of morphological features common to many members of a phylum of [[creature]]s used by [[biologist]]s, [[exobiologist]]s, and [[sophontologist]]s among others. The vertebrate body plan is one of many: invertebrates consist of many phyla. This term, usually applied to [[creature]]s, envisages a "blueprint" encompassing aspects such as [[symmetry]], [[segmentation]], and limb disposition. Evolutionary developmental biology seeks to explain the origins of diverse body plans. | + | A ''body plan'' is a set of morphological features common to many members of a phylum of [[creature]]s used by [[biologist]]s, [[exobiologist]]s, and [[sophontologist]]s among others. The vertebrate body plan is one of many: invertebrates consist of many phyla. This term, usually applied to [[creature]]s, envisages a "blueprint" encompassing aspects such as [[symmetry]], [[segmentation]], and [[limb disposition]]. Evolutionary developmental biology seeks to explain the origins of diverse body plans. |
The term is relevant to body-form only and has little use in science. There is no genetic relatedness that can be implied from similar form. e.g. A slug (non-Humanoid) is more closely related to a [[Human]] ([[Humanoid]] by definition) than a [[Vegan]] ([[Humanoid]]) is. [[Human]]s and [[Vegan]]s arose from entirely different ecologies. | The term is relevant to body-form only and has little use in science. There is no genetic relatedness that can be implied from similar form. e.g. A slug (non-Humanoid) is more closely related to a [[Human]] ([[Humanoid]] by definition) than a [[Vegan]] ([[Humanoid]]) is. [[Human]]s and [[Vegan]]s arose from entirely different ecologies. | ||
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:* [[Vegan]], who have tentacles at the end of their arms, rather than hands. | :* [[Vegan]], who have tentacles at the end of their arms, rather than hands. | ||
; Non-Humanoid | ; Non-Humanoid | ||
| − | : A creature with few, if any, of the humanoid body features. This is a broad category indicative of the Humaniti-centric view of the term. | + | : A creature with few, if any, of the humanoid body features. This is a broad category indicative of the Humaniti-centric view of the term. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||