In utero the fetus's gut:
A) has the same microbiome as the mother.
B) has a microbiome that is half from the mother and half from the father.
C) is sterile.
D) has a microbiome that is determined by what the mother eats.

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The gut of a fetus is sterile, meaning it does not have any microbial colonization. It acquires its first microbes during delivery, and soon after birth from the skin, breast milk or other environmental sources.

In Utero the Fetus's Gut