Is the preference to mate as a male or a female irreversibly set during development? Apparently not: a study in mice shows that pheromone perception determines how an adult female behaves sexually.
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Shah, N., Breedlove, S. Females can also be from Mars. Nature 448, 999–1000 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05892
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