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  2. Domestication of the cat - Wikipedia

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    Hybrids between domesticated cats and silvestris showed less aggressive behavior and more docile temperament, leading the scientist to believe that the behavioral difference was genetic and most likely due to a difference in species. [1] This evidence suggests F.s. lybica is likely to be the common ancestor of all domesticated cats today.

  3. Cat coat genetics - Wikipedia

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    Fever coat is an effect known in domestic cats, where a pregnant female cat has a fever or is stressed, causing her unborn kittens' fur to develop a silver-type color (silver-grey, cream, or reddish) rather than what the kitten's genetics would normally cause. After birth, over some weeks the silver fur is replaced naturally by fur colors ...

  4. Domestication of vertebrates - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the experiment provided a mechanism for the start of the animal domestication process that did not depend on deliberate human forethought and action. [45] In the 1980s, a researcher used a set of behavioral, cognitive, and visible phenotypic markers, such as coat color, to produce domesticated fallow deer within a few generations.

  5. Study suggests cats aren't fully domesticated - AOL

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    According to a new study, cats are only semi-domesticated, which isn't completely surprising considering the fact they only started living with humans some 9,000 years ago, and also considering ...

  6. From the wild to the farm: the domestication of animals ... - AOL

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    A timeline of domesticated animals. ... Well, humans decided to tame some of them as pets and others for more ... 8500 BC: Sheep and Cats. 8000 BC: Goats. 7000 BC: Pigs and Cattle. 6000 BC: Chickens.

  7. Cat Lovers: Did You Know About These Weird Cat Breeds? - AOL

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    Canadian Sphynx. This cat breed didn't exist before 1966, when a domestic cat in Toronto gave birth to a hairless kitten, the result of a genetic mutation.

  8. Cat genetics - Wikipedia

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    The domesticated cat and its closest wild ancestor are both diploid organisms that possess 38 chromosomes [2] and roughly 20,000 genes. [3] About 250 heritable genetic disorders have been identified in cats, many similar to human inborn errors . [ 4 ]

  9. Human interaction with cats - Wikipedia

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    Human interaction with cats relates to the hundreds of millions of cats that are kept as pets around the world. The inter-relationship involves companionship, communication and caregiving. Dating back thousands of years, cats were originally domesticated for their ability to control pests and later became valued companions.