Calcitonin and Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Are Produced by the Parathyroid

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True/False

Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are produced by the parathyroid glands.

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Definitions:

Somatic Mutations

Genetic alterations acquired by a cell that can occur after conception, affecting all descendants of the mutated cell within an organism but not passed on to offspring.

Point Mutation

A Point Mutation is a genetic mutation where a single nucleotide base is changed, inserted, or deleted from a sequence of DNA or RNA.

Mutation Rate

The frequency at which new genetic mutations occur in a given genome over a specified time frame.

Polyphenic Traits

Traits that exhibit several phenotypic expressions depending on environmental or genetic factors.