A condition involving intellectual disability that develops in the child of a woman who regularly consumes excess amounts of alcohol while she is pregnant is referred to as
A) Fragile X syndrome.
B) alcohol dependence syndrome.
C) Tay-Sachs disease.
D) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a condition that occurs in the child of a woman who regularly consumes excess amounts of alcohol while pregnant. It can lead to intellectual disability, among other physical and cognitive abnormalities. Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder, alcohol dependence syndrome is a condition that affects the individual who drinks excessively, and Tay-Sachs disease is a rare genetic disorder.

A Condition Involving Intellectual Disability That Develops in the Child