Thalidomide, Now Banned for Use as a Sedative During Pregnancy

question 48

Multiple Choice

Thalidomide, now banned for use as a sedative during pregnancy, was used in the early 1960s by many women in their first trimester of pregnancy. Some of these women gave birth to children with limb and organ deformities. Which of the following processes did the drug most likely influence?

• A) early cleavage divisions
• B) differentiation of bone tissue
• C) morphogenesis
• D) gastrulation

Evaluate the role of uncertainty and risk in investment decisions and their impact on economic profit.

Recognize the importance of the present value concept in investment decision-making.

Acknowledge the importance of non-monetary considerations in human capital investment decisions.

Understand how the market value of assets is determined by future earnings.

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