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  2. Odd-eyed cat - Wikipedia

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    A rare predominantly black cat with odd eyes. The odd-eyed colouring is caused when either the epistatic (recessive) white gene or dominant white (which masks any other colour genes and turns a cat completely solid white) [3] or the white spotting gene (which is the gene responsible for bicolour coats) [4] prevents melanin granules from reaching one eye during development, resulting in a cat ...

  3. Heterochromia iridum - Wikipedia

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    Domestic cat with complete heterochromia, also referred to as an odd-eyed cat. Eye color, specifically the color of the irises, is determined primarily by the concentration and distribution of melanin. Although the processes determining eye color are not fully understood, it is known that inherited eye color is determined by multiple genes ...

  4. 'Patchwork' Maine Coon Cat Is Actually a Rare Genetic Chimera

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    While it is not uncommon for tricolor cats to have a split face like this, and many things can cause heterochromia (two different eye colors) in cats, the real clue that this cat is a chimera is ...

  5. Gorgeous One-Of-A-Kind Chimera Cat Is a Total Must-See - AOL

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    Physically, the different genes manifest through coat color and eye color." They go on to add, that just because a cat has two distinct colors doesn't make them chimera. Interestingly, this unique ...

  6. Viral sensation Venus the two-toned cat still going strong - AOL

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    Two-toned cats aren't really all that strange to see, but what about a two-toned cat with two different eye colors and a face that looks like two cats were combined into one? Meet Venus the cat.

  7. List of people with heterochromia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable people who have been documented as having heterochromia iridis, a condition when the irises have different colours. People who are frequently mistakenly thought to have heterochromia are not included, but may be listed in the Notes section.

  8. What colors can cats see? Here's how your pet perceives the ...

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    From velvety purples to fiery reds, many people can see a spectrum of vivid colors via the human eye. Others, however, may have limited hue perception due to certain conditions.. Animals, on the ...

  9. Congenital sensorineural deafness in cats - Wikipedia

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    Deafness can occur in white cats with yellow, green or blue irises, although it is mostly likely in white cats with blue irises. [4] In white cats with one blue eye and one eye of a different color (odd-eyed cats), deafness is more likely to affect the ear on the blue-eyed side. [1] Approximately 50% of white cats have one or two blue eyes. [5]