Tabby pattern genetics – a whole new breed of cat | Semantic Scholar

The results bring molecular understanding to how the leopard got its spots, suggest that similar mechanisms underlie periodic color pattern and periodic hair follicle spacing, and identify targets for diverse pattern variation in other mammals.

A molecular genetic review of pigmentary variation in dogs and cats is presented using a nomenclature and logical framework established by early leaders in the field to provide insight into areas that transcend pigment cell biology.

The purpose of this paper is to find out to what extent there are regional differences in gene fiequencies and in quantitative characters in cat populations in different parts of the world, and what light these facts throw on the evolution of the domestic cat and on evolutionary phenomena in general.

The hypothesis of random mating was tested by using the results for yellow and tortoiseshell, and was found satisfactory, andGene frequencies were estimated on this hypothesis, and a significant tendency for male castration to increase hair length.