Each cat’s pattern is unique, like a fingerprint, making every calico tabby one of a kind. Noses and toe beans of calico tabby cats will reflect the mixed pigmentation of their coat and can ...

Such a pattern results from a genetic process known as piebalding, whereby patches of colored fur possess white, unpigmented patches. Calico cats represent an enchanting mixture of orange ...

A prime example of X inactivation is in the coat-color patterning of tortoiseshell or calico cats (Figure 1). In cats, the fur pigmentation gene is X-linked, and depending on which copy of the X ...

"Her colors have always been there; she is the so-called 'calico' cat," she said. "I already knew this type of cat hair. I often see it around, but I must admit that Kitty's pattern is very ...