Multiple choice

Sex pheromone present in pigs is known as

  1. androstenol

  2. androstenone

  3. androsterone

  4. dehydroepiandrosterone
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Explanation

Androstenol is a sex pheromone in pigs, possessing a musk-like odour. It is found in large quantities in boar saliva, but also in smaller quantities in human sweat glands. It is analogous to sex hormones yet has minimal or no androgenic activity.

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