
| Inheritance Patterns This diagram shows how long- and shorthaired traits are passed on Details...
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| Mendelian Iheritance Patterns Several major traits in feline appearance have been identified (see list, right.) Details...
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| Polydactylous Cat The gene for polydactyly, or extra toes, is the result of a dominant mutation Details...
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| Breeds and Genetic Diseases Breeders use the laws of genetics to select for specific features such as color Details...
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| The Founder Effect For hundreds of millennia, the African ancestors of today's domestic cats were Details...
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| The basis of Life Every living cell contains a nucleus, in which 19 pairs of chromosomes are Details...
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| Matching Pair A genetic trait is determined by the genes from both parents, located at Details...
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| Alleles Specific information about a trait is always carried at the same site on each Details...
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| Dominant and Recessive Traits
Genetic variations in characteristics, for example coat length, are called Details...
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| Copying and Mutations Each time a cell, such as a skin cell, is replaced, ins chromosomes are copied Details...
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| Genetics Follows Simple Genetics follows simple, mathematical laws. Every cell in a cat’s body contains Details...
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| Although the Details of Genetics are Complex Although the details of genetics are complex, the basis of these inherited Details...
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