Prenatal Infection Has Been Linked to the Risk of Developing

question 31

Multiple Choice

Prenatal infection has been linked to the risk of developing schizophrenia by studies showing increased risk in samples

• A) exposed to flu in utero
• B) born during the winter months
• C) born to mothers' with elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells that synthesize proteins by translating the genetic information encoded in mRNA.

Nucleotides

Organic molecules that serve as the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Nucleic Acids

Biopolymers essential to all known forms of life, which carry genetic information in cells, primarily in the form of DNA and RNA.

Genetic Information

The set of instructions found in DNA and RNA that dictates the physical and functional characteristics of an organism.