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handedness
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handedness /hand·ed·ness/ (hand´ed-nes) the preferential use of the hand of one side in voluntary motor acts.
hand·ed·ness (hndd-ns)
n.
1. A preference for using one hand as opposed to the other.
2. The chirality of a molecule.
handedness
[han′didnes]
Etymology: AS, hand + ness, condition
a preference for use of either the left or right hand. The preference is related to cerebral dominance: left-handedness corresponds to dominance of the right side of the brain, and vice versa. Also called chirality, laterality.


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Still other types of biological causes for left hand preference have been proposed, including those that conceive of underlying constitutional patterns for lateralization, as well as ones emphasizing transmission through single genes, abnormalities of neuronal migration, problems in the intrauterine hormonal environment, and/or a disorder of the immune system (Bishop, 1990; Geschwind & Behan, 1982; Levy & Nagylaki, 1972).
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