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  2. Unusual 'Smiling' Calico Cat Doesn't Let Multiple Surgeries ...

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    Calico catscats with orange, black and white splotches on their coats are almost always female, due to the way that coat colors work on cats. The genes determining whether a cat has an orange ...

  3. Congenital sensorineural deafness in cats - Wikipedia

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    The white-spotted cat hisses at the dog, the solid-white deaf cat dozes unaware of the barking. Congenital sensorineural deafness occurs commonly in domestic cats with a white coat. It is a congenital deafness caused by a degeneration of the inner ear. [1] Deafness is far more common in white cats than in those with other coat colours.

  4. Calico cat - Wikipedia

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    A calico cat Calico cat with diluted coloration Calico cat with tabby markings Calico kitty with predominantly-black coloration. A calico cat is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat. The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches; however, they may have other colors in their ...

  5. Allergy to cats - Wikipedia

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    Female cats (unspayed or spayed) produce a lower level of allergens than males, and neutered males produce a lower level of allergens than unneutered males. [27] In 2000, researchers at the Long Island College Hospital found that cat owners with dark-colored cats were more likely to report allergy symptoms than those with light-colored cats.

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

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    The cat in question is a beautiful, healthy-looking Maine Coon cat with an unusual color pattern in that it has patches of gray on an otherwise orange tabby coat, and also has a dramatic split in ...

  7. Achromatopsia - Wikipedia

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    Achromatopsia, also known as rod monochromacy, is a medical syndrome that exhibits symptoms relating to five conditions, most notably monochromacy. Historically, the name referred to monochromacy in general, but now typically refers only to an autosomal recessive congenital color vision condition.

  8. Woman Adopts Rare Male Calico Cat With Unique XXY ... - AOL

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    Soon, the woman who adopted Josie began “questioning if this [Josie] was a female cat.”. When they took the feline to the vet, they informed them that the possibility was very low as “Calico ...

  9. X-inactivation - Wikipedia

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    The coloration of tortoiseshell and calico cats is a visible manifestation of X-inactivation. The black and orange alleles of a fur coloration gene reside on the X chromosome. For any given patch of fur, the inactivation of an X chromosome that carries one allele results in the fur color of the other, active allele.