A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation…

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsChemical Coordination and Integration

A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin.  This is the result of:

  1. low secretion of growth hormone
  2. cancer of the thyroid gland
  3. over secretion of pars distalis
  4. deficiency of iodine in diet

Answer

(D) deficiency of iodine in diet

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