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Lion roar

Sport hunting of African lions has weakened them by restricting their genetic diversity

PoC avatarPosted on March 31, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 1, 2019

A study lead by a conservation biologist at the Zoological Society of London, Simon Dures, has produced compelling but not conclusive evidence that sport hunting of African lions has made them physically less strong than they were 100 years ago …

Posted in Lion | Tagged african lion, cat genetics, cat study, genetics, inbreeding depression, study, wild cat inbreeding | Leave a reply
Lil Bub via Facebook

Lil Bub suffers from osteopetrosis, a rare bone disease

PoC avatarPosted on March 7, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 7, 2019

Lil Bub is probably the second most celebrated Internet cat after Grumpy Cat. Her name is a great success. Her appearance is characterised by her diminutive size and a tongue which is perpetually hanging out. She also has extra toes …

Posted in celebrity cats | Tagged cat celebrity, cat genetics, cat health problems, celebrity cat, DNA, dna testing, genetic mutation, genetics, Lil Bub | Leave a reply
Shaved cat has different colored fur when shaved

My cat was shaved for sterilization and the new fur is a different color. This explains why.

PoC avatarPosted on March 1, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 1, 2019

On Twitter a cat owner uploaded a picture of her tabby cat with this caption: My cat got shaved for sterilization but new fur become different color XD. I have changed the wording a little but the photograph is interesting: …

Posted in pointed | Tagged cat genetics, coat color, genetics, lynx pointing, siamese | 2 Replies
Domestic cat evolution

How Has the Domestic Cat Evolved?

PoC avatarPosted on February 3, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 3, 2019

How has the domestic cat evolved over the approximate 10,000 years of its domestication from the Near Eastern wildcat? We have the beginnings of an answer at least. In 2014 scientists collected DNA samples from cheek swabs of 22 domestic …

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat evolution, cat genetics, cat history, evolution, genetics | 1 Reply
African wild cat

Do wild cats shed as much as house cats?

PoC avatarPosted on January 29, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 29, 2019

Do wild cats shed as much as house cats? I have the best books on the wild cats and there is nothing in them on the speed at which the wild cat species shed fur, which is unsurprising because it …

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat anatomy, cat domestication, cat genetics, cat history, cat shedding, genetics | Leave a reply

How many genes do cats have?

PoC avatarPosted on October 11, 2018 by Michael BroadOctober 11, 2018

How many genes do cats have? Domestic cats have 20,285 genes and 38 chromosomes (sciencedaily.com). Humans have roughly 20,500 genes (geneticdigest.com). The water flea has 31,000 genes (earthsky.org). Of these only a small number are concerned with the appearance of …

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat genetics, genetics | 1 Reply
Polydactyl cat

I’m getting a polydactyl kitten this week. Aside from extra toes, are there any other things I need to worry about?

PoC avatarPosted on September 28, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 29, 2018

A Quora.com visitors asks, “I’m getting a polydactyl kitten this week aside from extra toes, are there any other things I need to worry about? The answer is probably known to most cat owners which is that there is nothing …

Posted in legs and paws | Tagged cat genetics, polydactyl cat, polydactyl cats | 17 Replies
Siamese coat color

Genetics of Siamese Coat Color

PoC avatarPosted on September 10, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 10, 2018

The genetics of the Siamese coat color is a form of Himalayan albinism which is found in many animals including the rabbit (Himalayan rabbit) and mouse. In the Siamese cat more pigmentation is displayed than normal. The eyes are blue …

Posted in pointed | Tagged cat coats, cat genetics, genetics, pointed cats, siamese cat | Leave a reply
Orange cats

Five Names For Red Cats

PoC avatarPosted on September 2, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2018

Geneticists call red cats ‘orange’! Cat breeders describe them as ‘red’. The general public say they are ‘ginger’ while story-tellers refer to them as ‘marmalade cats’. They are also still referred to as ‘yellow cats’ by some people. The confusion …

Posted in orange | Tagged cat genetics, coat color, genetics | Leave a reply
male tortie cats

Male Tortoiseshell Cat Acts like a Masculinized Female Rather Than a true Male

PoC avatarPosted on August 16, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 16, 2018

Male tortoiseshell cats have feminine personality traits as described below. We know that the chances of finding a male tortoiseshell cat are very rare. I’ve seen various estimates as to their rarity. The lowest figure I’ve seen is about 200 …

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat genetics, genes, genetics, tortoiseshell cat | 9 Replies
Sectoral heterochromia in domestic cats

Sectoral heterochromia in cats

PoC avatarPosted on March 23, 2018 by Michael BroadMay 31, 2021

Sectoral heterochromia, also segmental heterochromia, in cats (domestic cats) is when each eye is made up of two colours: blue and orange or yellow in various densities and intensities. Usually heterochromia (full name ‘heterochromia iridium’) presents as one eye being …

Posted in cat eyes | Tagged cat anatomy, cat eyes, cat genetics, odd-eye color | 5 Replies
What is a blue-cream colored cat?

What is a blue-cream colored cat?

PoC avatarPosted on March 22, 2018 by Michael BroadMarch 22, 2018

A blue cream colored cat is a dilute tortoiseshell cat (dilute tortie). The blue-cream colour is the dilute form of the tortoiseshell pattern. The blue replaces the black and the cream replaces the red color. The recessive dilute gene (dd) …

Posted in tortoiseshell | Tagged cat genetics, dilute coats, tortoiseshell cat | 5 Replies
Tabby Hair Strand

Agouti Cat Color

PoC avatarPosted on February 11, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 11, 2018

The agouti cat color refers, in fact, to a coat pattern; a type of cat coat and in fact the most common cat coat. The word “agouti” is the name given to a coat in which individual hair strands are …

Posted in Tabby coat | Tagged cat genetics, classic tabby coat, genetics, tabby, tabby cat, tabby cat coat | Leave a reply
Mikey a deaf white cat

Do white cats have a shorter life span?

PoC avatarPosted on December 16, 2017 by Michael BroadJuly 6, 2022

There is no direct reason why white cats should have shorter lifespan. Although white cats can be deaf and have odd-eye color. The deafness makes the white cat more vulnerable outside. However, I am sure nearly all owners of deaf, white cats keep them inside. Therefore I’d argue that there is no reason why white cats should have a shorter lifespan than average.

Posted in white | Tagged cat genetics, white cats | 3 Replies
American bobtail

Do bobcats mate with house cats?

PoC avatarPosted on December 2, 2017 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2017

The title to this article is a question asked by web surfers and it needs to be read carefully because ‘mating’ means a sexual encounter. It does not necessarily mean the creation of bobcat x domestic cat hybrids. This is …

Posted in WIld Cat Hybrids | Tagged american bobcat, cat genetics, cats mating, domestic cat, tabby cat, wild cat hybrids | 1 Reply

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