A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands ...

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Mutations in the genes controlling the deposition of the pigment tend to create a solid-colored coat, an example of the richness and diversity of cat genetics. Two-colored, bi-color cats possess ...

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 ...

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