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The diseases caused by defects that are present right from the birth are known as

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hereditary diseases
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hormonal diseases
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genetic diseases
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congenital diseases
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Solution

The correct option is D congenital diseases
Congenital diseases are anatomical or physiological abnormalities present since birth, e.g., haemophilia, colour blindness, sickle-cell anaemia, Down's syndrome, Turner's syndrome.

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