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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 ...
small teeth that are prone to dental caries because of underdeveloped tooth enamel; a long, thin nose; unusually small eyes; and; type III syndactyly of the fourth and fifth fingers. Iris atrophy and glaucoma are more common than average. [1] The size of the eyes often interferes with learning to read; special eyeglasses may be required.
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 ...
Human eyes have three types of cones: red-sensing, green-sensing and blue-sensing. Feline eyes also contain the same color-sensing cones as humans , but this doesn't mean our visions are the same ...
Anisocoria is a common condition, defined by a difference of 0.4 mm or more between the sizes of the pupils of the eyes. [2] Anisocoria has various causes: [3] Physiological anisocoria: About 20% of population has a slight difference in pupil size
The tapetum lucidum reflecting green in the pupils of a cat Cat eyes stand out. Cats have a tapetum lucidum, which is a reflective layer behind the retina that sends light that passes through the retina back into the eye. [1] They also have a high number of rods in their retina that are sensitive to dim light. [2]
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]
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