How the Tabby Got Its Blotches Big kitty gets stripes and blotches from same gene interaction as little kitty does. By digging into genome sequences of cheetahs and feral cats, a gene with no previously known function appears to decide whether these cats show stripes or spots. More at ScienceNOW.
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How the Tabby Got Its Blotches

Big kitty gets stripes and blotches from same gene interaction as little kitty does. By digging into genome sequences of cheetahs and feral cats, a gene with no previously known function appears to decide whether these cats show stripes or spots.

More at ScienceNOW.

Source: news.sciencemag.org

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