__________ occurs when the mother’s body begins to fight off foreign blood protein produced by the fetus.

Rh-factor incompatibility occurs when a mother who lacks the Rh protein is exposed to fetal blood cells that have it. Her immune system may then produce antibodies that attack those foreign blood proteins, especially in a later pregnancy. Therefore, the correct choice is Rh-factor incompatibility.

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