Explain why oxytocin and prolactin are both necessary for nursing

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Prolactin stimulates the growth of the mammary glands and the production of milk. Oxytocin causes the mammary glands to release their secretions. Both are produced in part by suckling activity of the infant.

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A.  mitosis B.  meiosis C.  binary fission D.  syngamy

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The DNA Pol III enzyme can use mRNA to make a cDNA strand

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Gene that codes for a protein that ordinarily suppresses the cell cycle; inactivity due to a mutation can lead to a tumor.

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Who discoverd automes and sex chromosomes

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