When a drug interferes with fetal development of the nervous system in such a way that mild disruptions are detectable only through careful observation of an individual’s behavior, this is called

a. fetal alcohol syndrome.
b. masking.
c. functional teratology.
d. synaptic migration.
e. behavioral integrative disruption.


Answer: C

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