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

Cancer of the thyroid gland

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Low secretion of growth hormone

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Deficiency of iodine in diet

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Over secretion of pars distalis

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The correct option is C Deficiency of iodine in diet
Iodine is essential for the normal rate of hormone synthesis in the thyroid. Deficiency of iodine in diet results in hypothyroidism and enlargement of the thyroid gland, commonly called goitre.

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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