Dr. Chalmette injects estrogen into the hypothalamus of a spayed female cat and testosterone into the hypothalamus of a castrated male cat. What will Dr. Chalmette observe?
A) Neither cat's behavior will change.
B) The female cat will enter estrus, and the male cat will resume normal male sexual behavior.
C) The female cat will enter estrus, but the male's behavior will not change.
D) The female's behavior will not change, but the male cat will resume normal sexual behavior.

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Injecting estrogen into the hypothalamus of a spayed female cat will induce estrus behavior, and injecting testosterone into the hypothalamus of a castrated male cat will resume normal male sexual behavior. Therefore, Dr. Chalmette will observe a female cat entering estrus, and the male cat will resume normal male sexual behavior.

Dr Chalmette Injects Estrogen into the Hypothalamus of a Spayed