Which statement about sexual behavior of rats is false?
A) The potential to display male sexual behavior in adulthood requires exposure to testosterone around birth.
B) Testosterone is necessary for the expression of male sexual behavior in adulthood.
C) Estrogen is necessary for the expression of female sexual behavior in adulthood.
D) Testosterone can masculinize the nervous systems of genetic males and genetic females.
E) The potential to display female sexual behavior in adulthood requires exposure to estrogen around birth.

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The potential to display female sexual behavior in adulthood in rats does not specifically require exposure to estrogen around birth. Female sexual behavior in many species, including rats, is primarily influenced by hormonal conditions in adulthood rather than a requirement for hormonal exposure at birth.

Which Statement About Sexual Behavior of Rats Is False