How Does the Age of the Mother Seem to Correlate

question 22

Multiple Choice

How does the age of the mother seem to correlate with the incidence of genetic birth defects?

• A) Defect incidence sometimes increases and sometimes decreases with increasing age.
• B) Defect incidence decreases with increasing age.
• C) Defect incidence increases with increasing age.
• D) Defect incidence has no correlation to age.

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