Testosterone, which is a steroidal hormone, has the following structure.
The total number of asymmetric carbon atom/s in testosterone is ____________.

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Testosterone, which is a steroidal hormone, has the following structure. The total number of asymmetric carbon atom/s in testosterone is ____________.

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A chiral center (Asymmetric center) of an atom is the atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different chemical species. The chemical species is an atom/molecule with a specific molecular structure. In the following molecule, chiral carbon are marked with ' $*$ '.

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