A receptor molecule in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster responds to a male pheromone in both sexes. But the effect of this response on sexual behaviour is not the same in males and females.
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Kyriacou, C. Sex, flies and acetate. Nature 446, 502–504 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/446502a
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