Microbes In Human Welfare Question 1
Question: Thalidomide is a non-barbiturate sedative drug which was to be given to pregnant women. Its use was withdrawn in 1961 because it resulted in phocomelia. This condition illustrates [CBSE PMT 1988]
Options:
A) Early abortion of foetus
B) Poor development of foetus
C) Malformation of foetus
D) Erythroblastosis foetalis
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Phocomelia is the congenital absence of the proximal portion of a limb or limbs, the hands or feet being attached to the trunk by a small irregularly-shaped bone.
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