Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 42, Problem 1CT
The rubella virus causes German measles. If a pregnant woman is is infected by the rubella virus during the first trimester of her pregnancy, her child may be born deaf or blind. Infections later in pregnancy do not increase the risk of these effects. Explain why.
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Chapter 42 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Ch. 42 - Prob. 1DAACh. 42 - Prob. 2DAACh. 42 - Prob. 3DAACh. 42 - Prob. 4DAACh. 42 - The end product of cleavage is a __________. a....Ch. 42 - The outermost germ layer in a vertebrate gastrula...Ch. 42 - Prob. 3SQCh. 42 - Prob. 4SQCh. 42 - In humans, fertilization typically occurs in the...Ch. 42 - The ________, a fluid-filled sac, surrounds and...
Ch. 42 - The placenta consists of __________. a. embryonic...Ch. 42 - During the fetal period, ____________. a....Ch. 42 - Prob. 9SQCh. 42 - Match each hormone with its action(s). ______...Ch. 42 - Prob. 11SQCh. 42 - Prob. 12SQCh. 42 - Prob. 13SQCh. 42 - Prob. 14SQCh. 42 - Place these events in human development in the...Ch. 42 - The rubella virus causes German measles. If a...Ch. 42 - A nursing mother who has an alcoholic drink...Ch. 42 - To determine the effect of the bicoid gene,...Ch. 42 - If an embryo splits at the two-cell stage, each of...
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