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  2. Chirality - Wikipedia

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    In humans, chirality (also referred to as handedness or laterality) is an attribute of humans defined by their unequal distribution of fine motor skill between the left and right hands. An individual who is more dexterous with the right hand is called right-handed, and one who is more skilled with the left is said to be left-handed.

  3. Lateralization of brain function - Wikipedia

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    The concept of "right-brained" or "left-brained" individuals is considered a widespread myth which oversimplifies the true nature of the brain's cerebral hemispheres (for a recent counter position, though, see below). Proof leading to the "mythbuster" of the left-/right-brained concept is increasing as more and more studies are brought to light.

  4. Circular polarization - Wikipedia

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    It would be considered right-handed/clockwise circularly polarized if defined from the point of view of the receiver. Circular polarization may be referred to as right-handed or left-handed, and clockwise or anti-clockwise, depending on the direction in which the electric field vector rotates. Unfortunately, two opposing historical conventions ...

  5. Cell polarity - Wikipedia

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    A neuron receives signals from neighboring cells through branched, cellular extensions called dendrites.The neuron then propagates an electrical signal down a specialized axon extension from the basal pole to the synapse, where neurotransmitters are released to propagate the signal to another neuron or effector cell (e.g., muscle or gland).

  6. Chiral media - Wikipedia

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    If the minor axis of the ellipse is zero, the polarization is said to be linear. Rotation of the electric vector in a clockwise sense is designated right-hand polarization, and rotation in a counterclockwise sense is designated left-hand polarization. When deciding whether the rotation is clockwise or counterclockwise, a convention is needed ...

  7. Optical rotation - Wikipedia

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    Dextrorotation and laevorotation (also spelled levorotation) [1] [2] in chemistry and physics are the optical rotation of plane-polarized light.From the point of view of the observer, dextrorotation refers to clockwise or right-handed rotation, and laevorotation refers to counterclockwise or left-handed rotation.

  8. Homochirality - Wikipedia

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    In biology, 19 of the 20 natural amino acids are homochiral, being L-chiral (left-handed), while sugars are D-chiral (right-handed). [1] Homochirality can also refer to enantiopure substances in which all the constituents are the same enantiomer (a right-handed or left-handed version of an atom or molecule), but some sources discourage this use ...

  9. Laterality - Wikipedia

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    In the sport of cricket, some players may find that they are more comfortable bowling with their left or right hand, but batting with the other hand. Approximate statistics, complied in 1981, are given below: [4] Favoring right hand: 88.2%; Favoring right foot: 81.0%; Favoring right eye: 71.1%; Favoring right ear: 59.1%; Same hand and foot: 84%