Chirality
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Chirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. The word chirality is derived from the Greek χείρ (kheir), "hand", a familiar chiral object.
(S)-(+)-Carvone occurs in caraway seed oil, and (R)-(−)-carvone occurs in spearmint
A natural left-handed helix, made by a certain climber plant's tendril
Shells of two different species of sea snail: on the left is the normally sinistral (left-handed) shell of Neptunea angulata, on the right is the normally dextral (right-handed) shell of Neptunea despecta
Wachendorfia paniculata flower with style left
Asymmetry
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Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry. Symmetry is an important property of both physical and abstract systems and it may be displayed in precise terms or in more aesthetic terms. The absence of or violation of symmetry that are either expected or desired can have important consequences for a system.
Male fiddler crab, Uca pugnax
Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
Puente de la Mujer
Auditorio de Tenerife