The development of normal maternal behavior in female mice depends on interactions between the female and her young and the presence of a gene called fosB. In mice with functional fosB genes, a sequence of events occurs after babies are born.

Arrange the events in their normal sequence following the birth of baby mice for a wildtype female. 
___  Female crouches over young and retrieves them if they leave the nest.
___  Auditory, olfactory, and tactile signals about the young are sent to the hypothalamus.
___  Neural circuitry within the hypothalamus is modified, facilitating maternal behavior.
___  Female inspects newborns.
___  The gene fosB is activated, producing protein that activates other genes.


5  Female crouches over young and retrieves them if they leave the nest.
2  Auditory, olfactory, and tactile signals about the young are sent to the hypothalamus.
4  Neural circuitry within the hypothalamus is modified, facilitating maternal behavior.
1  Female inspects newborns.
3  The gene fosB is activated, producing protein that activates other genes.

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