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maternal-embryo protection hypothesis: a standalone construct

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maternal-embryoprotection hypothesis1 CONSTRUCTMaternal-embryoFLAXMAN · EVOLUTIONARY

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Evolutionary anthropology

the hypothesis that nausea and food aversions in pregnancy protect mother and embryo from foodborne pathogens and toxins.

In evolutionary anthropology, maternal-embryo protection hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that nausea and food aversions in pregnancy protect mother and embryo from foodborne pathogens and toxins. This meaning comes from Flaxman (2000) in The Quarterly Review of Biology.[1]

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  1. Flaxman, S. M., & Sherman, P. W. (2000). Morning Sickness: A Mechanism for Protecting Mother and Embryo. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 75(2), 113-148. https://doi.org/10.1086/393377

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