Mindtap Biology, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card For Starr/taggart/evers/starr's Biology: The Unity And Diversity Of Life
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Author: STARR, Cecie; Taggart, Ralph; Evers, Christine; Starr, Lisa
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 42, Problem 1CT
The rubella virus causes German measles. If a pregnant woman is is infected by the rubella virus during the first trimester of her pregnancy, her child may be born deaf or blind. Infections later in pregnancy do not increase the risk of these effects. Explain why.
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Mindtap Biology, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card For Starr/taggart/evers/starr's Biology: The Unity And Diversity Of Life
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