Infants Who Are Born Prior to 37 Weeks After Conception

question 358

Multiple Choice

Infants who are born prior to 37 weeks after conception are called

• A)low-birth-weight.
• B)small-for-gestational-age.
• C)preterm.
• D)very-low-birth-weight.

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Definitions:

Distantly Related

Refers to organisms that share a common ancestor far back in the evolutionary tree, indicating a low level of genetic similarity.

Accompanying Table

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Genetic Code

The collection of guidelines that dictate how information stored in genetic material, whether DNA or RNA sequences, is converted into proteins by living organisms.

Universality

The quality of being universal; applicable or relevant to all cases, conditions, or situations.