Dog / dog breeding / dog-fox hybrid
September 15, 2023
The latest, hot of the press news is that scientists in Brazil have proven that a dog-fox hybrid is possible because they found one! And they say that they’ve proven in through genetic testing....
Cat Anatomy / Cat Coats / dilution / genetics
September 12, 2023
This is another infographic which I hope summarises what is going on when a cat coat becomes pale and washed out. A lot of people like the appearance. All the grey cats are a...
bicolor / calico / Cat Coats / grey and white / harlequin / piebaldism / Tuxedo / Van pattern
September 9, 2023
The infographic by me summarises information about bicolour cats. I hope you find it useful. There are image links to more pages on piebaldism and bicolour cats after the infographic. Note: I am indebted...
albino / albino puma / albino tiger / Cat Anatomy / genetic mutation / Genetics / genetics / mutated genes / Puma / Tiger / Wild Cat Species
September 8, 2023
This is an infographic which summarises albinism in cats. Rarely you will see albino wild and domestic cats. You will see quite a lot of people confusing cats that are completely white with blue...
Cat Anatomy / genetics / Genetics
September 8, 2023
This is my infographic on the agouti tabby domestic cat coat which we all know. It is the original cat coat. We all know that the domestic cat tabby pattern is the most common...
cat breed history / cat breeders / Cat Breeding / Cat Breeds / Cat Fancy / LaPerm
June 27, 2023
Above: LaPerm Cat “Red” photograph copyright © Helmi Flick Contents: The Name | Health | Character | Coat-the gene – appearance | Occurrence | Coat Types | History | Breeding – notes + standards ...
cat breeders / Cat Breeding / Cat Fancy / Cat Health / dominant gene / Genetics / inbreeding / inbreeding / Scottish Fold / Scottish Straight
May 13, 2023
The Scottish Fold Straight should not exist. It only exists as a by-product of the need to avoid creating horribly unhealthy Scottish Fold cats which have both copies (Fd/Fd) of the gene (Fd) which...
February 16, 2023
I have written about white and albino tigers before in separate articles. This addresses one issue: the difference between them as the internet seems to be confused as I am seeing white tigers listed...
December 17, 2022
“Inbreeding depression” is a euphemism for a general lack of health in an individual purebred cat which has been selectively bred (using artificial selection) for appearance, which automatically incorporates inbreeding. Cat breeders often have...
December 14, 2022
For me cat DNA and genetics is all about cat breeding. Do cat breeders, even those registered with cat associations, have a good knowledge of genetics? They should have because artificial selection as opposed...
October 3, 2022
As you might well imagine, the reason why tortoiseshell cats are nearly always female is to do with the genetics and how the genes that dictate the coat colour and pattern are linked to...
September 19, 2022
Dr Desmond Morris calls them “abnormal breeds”. I had never heard the term before. He is referring to cat breeds born out of a genetic mutation which only has a minor disadvantage to the...
July 18, 2022
To answer the question, I believe that it is sensible to divide the domestic cat world into two categories: purebred and non-purebred cats (moggies). That’s because there is a distinct difference when answering the...
May 29, 2022
There are three questions in the title. I will answer them in reverse order! Why do white cats have white fur? Cats which are completely white have a gene in their genetic makeup which...
March 26, 2022
The problem with this question is that it is badly formulated. Therefore, it doesn’t really make sense which means it is difficult to answer. If it was well formulated it would still be difficult...
