decussate

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Upon reaching the appropriate level, the axons decussate, entering the ventral horn on the opposite side of the spinal cord from which they entered.

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The axons that decussate in the chiasm are from the medial retinae of either eye, and therefore carry information from the peripheral visual field.

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However, within each eye, the axons projecting from the lateral side of the retina do not decussate.

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These axons do not decussate in the medulla.

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The twisted parents gave as many as 41% twisted children, but the decussate atavists gave even somewhat more, viz.,

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de