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An inherited condition of physical deformities and mental retardation?
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What are the dangers of isotretinoin?
Isotretinoin can cause serious birth defects, including mental retardation and physical deformities. This medicine should not be used during pregnancy.
Which cartoon character had villains that were named after their physical deformities?
Dick Tracy'.
What makes mental retardation happen in the womb?
Mental retardation could be the result of a number of things. These include an accident that resulted in physical damage to the baby's brain despite the cushioning effect of the fluid in the womb, chemical substances exchanged between the mother and the embryo through the placenta. Sometimes mental retardation is inherited from one or both parents through the genes or genetic damage occurs as cells divide in the early stages of pregnancy.
What is teratology?
Teratology is the study of physical deformities or anomalies. Teratology examines physical abnormalities that develop at all stages of life.
What type of fans is Kings of Leon recruiting to appear in its next video?
Physical deformities
Are there any physical deformities present at birth that would indicate the child was born without a thyroid gland?
Typically if an infant is diagnosed with a thyroid condition it is congenital, or present at birth.According to the Mayo Clinic babies that have hypothyroidism might have symptoms that include yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes known as jaundice, frequent choking, a large protruding tongue, and a puffy appearance to the face.As this thyroid condition progresses infants are likely to have trouble with feeding. They may fail to grow and develop normally and might experience constipation, poor muscle tone, and excessive sleepiness. When hypothyroidism in infants isn't treated it can lead to severe physical and mental retardation.
What can an adaptation is an inherited characteristic be?
Physical or Behavioral.
Is cerebral palsy an organic condition?
Cerebral Palsy is not a genetic condition. It can not be inherited. Cerebral Palsy is caused most often by a birth-injury happening during or shortly after being born causing brain damage.
What is the result of cells having mutations during replication?
You can have a baby with physical/mental deformities or death of the child.
What is the first step in diagnosing mental retardation?
If mental retardation is suspected, a comprehensive physical examination and medical history should be done immediately to discover any organic cause of symptoms.
Inherited physical traits are directly related to?
Genes
How do inheritance affect your physical health?
Your matabolic rate can be inherited, thus affecting your physical health.
