In mammals, the rise in cytosolic calcium caused by sperm entry into the egg
A) signals the egg to initiate a fast block to polyspermy.
B) causes cortical granules to release their contents into the egg cytoplasm.
C) prompts formation of the fertilization envelope.
D) results in destruction of sperm-binding molecules in the zona pellucida.
E) dissolves the bonds between the vitelline envelope and egg cell membrane.
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