A woman in Honduras worked in a field treated with pesticides during her pregnancy. When her son was born, she was horrified to find that he had no limbs. Her pesticide exposure must have occurred during a(n) _____ period of prenatal development.

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The term "critical period" refers to a specific window of time during prenatal development when certain parts of the body or organs are forming. It is during this time that environmental factors such as pesticide exposure can have a significant impact on development. In this case, the lack of limbs suggests that the critical period for limb development was affected by the pesticide exposure.

A Woman in Honduras Worked in a Field Treated with Pesticides