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A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of

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cancer of the thyroid gland

oversecretion of pars distalis

deficiency of iodine in diet

low secretion of growth hormone.

answer is 3.

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Iodine is essential for the normal rate of hormone synthesis in the thyroid. Deficiency of iodine in diet results in hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby leading to stunted growth (cretinism), mental retardation, low intelligence quotient, abnormal skin, deaf-mutism, etc.

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