All of the points were made in Dr. Heyman's prenatal development lecture EXCEPT:
a. not all babies are affected by known teratogens
b. most of the time when babies are born with brain abnormalities, teratogens are the cause
c. the effects of teratogens can be very different depending on the timing of exposure
d. teratogens may have no negative effect on mothers, but may still affect a developing organism
Ans: b. most of the time when babies are born with brain abnormalities, teratogens are the cause
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