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cats@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

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

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

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cats@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

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!
    
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      [curb your enthusiasm theme]
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    This made me sad

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