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Interesting Facts: How the Color of a Cat is Determined
29.11.2023 23:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:22
There are a great variety of cat colors.
The most popular is the tabby (spotted, striped).
Genetically, all cats are tabby, but only the dominant agouti gene allows this color to appear.
How is a cat's color determined
The gene that determines the red (red) color is located on the X sex chromosome.
On the Y chromosome, the red color gene locus is absent, therefore the color of the cat will determine the genotype of the only X chromosome. It will be either red or black.
A cat has two X chromosomes (XX), and a cat has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (XY).
For a cat to turn out red, one of its parents must have and pass on to the offspring the red color gene located on its X chromosome.
For a cat to be red, both parents must pass on the red gene.
Some biohackers are already selling kits for genetic editing and promise to teach it to everyone.
What is the rarest color of cats
The rarest color is fawn, or deer. It looks like a yellowish-brownish color.
All these names relate only to the color scheme of colors.
