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cherise1989

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on: Jun 22, 2018
An adult rodent that was NOT exposed to prenatal androgens is injected estrogen and progesterone as an adult. You would expect that rodent to display
 
  a. female sexual behaviors.
  b. male sexual behaviors.
  c. signs of behavioral depression.
  d. defeminization.
  e. a tendency to be timid in social situations.

Question 2

If a female rat is ovariectomized and given T at birth, she will not perform lordosis for a male even when given estradiol and progesterone. In this case, the animal has experienced
 
  a. behavioral defeminization.
  b. behavioral masculinization.
  c. activational effects of estradiol and progesterone.
  d. organizational effects of estradiol and progesterone.
  e. organizational effects of testosterone.


hanadaa

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a. female sexual behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. behavioral defeminization.


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