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ooli@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · 1 year 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 · 1 year 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
  • Vinny_93@lemmy.world
    842·
    1 year ago

    None of this explains why they share just one brain cell

    • ooli@lemmy.worldOP
      4911·
      1 year ago

      deleted by creator

      • Optional@lemmy.world
        161·
        1 year ago

        Okay that’s all, folks! Drive safe!

        *closing theme music*

        • Victor@lemmy.world
          72·
          1 year ago

          [curb your enthusiasm theme]

      • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
        51·
        1 year ago

        This made me sad

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