• Why is the timing of exposure so important when evaluating the risk of exposure to teratogens? Is there ever a time after conception that teratogens cannot affect the unborn offspring?

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Why is the timing of exposure so important when evaluating the risk of exposure to
teratogens? Is there ever a time after conception that teratogens cannot affect the
unborn offspring?
How/Why might the COVID-19 quarantine have caused an increase in complaints of
eye strain as well as neck and back pain?
Transcribed Image Text:Why is the timing of exposure so important when evaluating the risk of exposure to teratogens? Is there ever a time after conception that teratogens cannot affect the unborn offspring? How/Why might the COVID-19 quarantine have caused an increase in complaints of eye strain as well as neck and back pain?
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Teratogen is a substance or an environmental factor that causes certain birth defects in the fetus during pregnancy. It may include alcohol, tobacco, certain maternal infections or diseases, drugs, pollutants etc.

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