KROK 1 2008 – Question 53 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
Continuous taking of some drugs foregoing the pregnancy increase the risk of giving birth to a child with genetic defects. What is this effect called?
- A. Embryotoxic effect
- B. Mutagenic effect
- C. Blastomogenic effect
- D. Fetotoxical effect
- E. Teratogenic effect
Hint
Think about which kind of harm reaches the germ cells before conception and is therefore inherited, as opposed to damage to an embryo that is already developing.
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