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The calico pattern of a cat is due to X-inactivation, which is when one of the two X chromosomes stops working. In cats, the fur coloration alleles reside in the X chromosome. Because of this, In any patch of fur where one of the alleles is inactive, it will take the color of the other active allele
October 22, 2024 at 7:25 PM
The calico pattern of a cat is due to X-inactivation, which is when one of the two X chromosomes stops working. In cats, the fur coloration alleles reside in the X chromosome. Because of this, In any patch of fur where one of the alleles is inactive, it will take the color of the other active allele