Question

A woman in honduras worked in a field treated with pesticides during her pregnancy. when her son was born, she was horrified to find that he had no limbs. her pesticide exposure must have occurred during a(n) __________ period of prenatal development.

Answer 1

The answer is the critical period. Destructive substances, for example, medications or radiation that attack the womb and result in birth abandons are called teratogens. Teratogens are particularly harming in the embryonic stage since it is a critical period in pre-birth advancement.