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ooli@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

Geneticists Solve the Mystery of Why Some Cats Are Orange—and Why They Tend to Be Males

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Geneticists Solve the Mystery of Why Some Cats Are Orange—and Why They Tend to Be Males

www.smithsonianmag.com

ooli@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · 5 months ago
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Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and calico cats tend to be females
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    None of this explains why they share just one brain cell

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        Okay that’s all, folks! Drive safe!

        *closing theme music*

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          [curb your enthusiasm theme]

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        This made me sad

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