When Scientists Transferred the Gene for the Arginine Vasopressin (AVP)

When scientists transferred the gene for the arginine vasopressin (AVP) receptor from male voles into male mice, the male mice ____.

A) began to eat roots, a preferred food of voles
B) attempted to locate and mate with female voles
C) preferred female mice they had already mated with to new females
D) ceased normal social behaviors such as grooming and co-sleeping
E) became aggressive and territorial

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