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  2. Calico cat - Wikipedia

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    Typically, each allele received would create a solid coat of black and orange fur, but, with Calico cats, Lyonization (commonly known as X-inactivation), occurs at random, which makes for the very distinct fur coat. [19] Calico cats are almost always female because the locus of the gene for the orange/non-orange coloring is on the X chromosome ...

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    Meanwhile, other animals with the “Calico/Tricolor Pattern” can be male, including Dogs, Rabbits, and Guinea Pigs. 74.12.82.205 18:19, 8 September 2024 (UTC) []. A Calico cat is almost always female because being the colors are linked to the cat's sex chromosomes, specifically the X chromosomes.

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

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    The Cheerful Reputation of the Calico Cat. 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 ...

  5. Non-Mendelian inheritance - Wikipedia

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    Because a given female's two X chromosomes will almost certainly differ in their specific pattern of alleles, this will result in differing cell phenotypes depending on which chromosome is silenced. Calico cats, which are almost all female, [21] demonstrate one of the most commonly observed manifestations of this process. [22]

  6. Study links cat colors to aggression

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    The results say the most anti-social are likely tortoiseshell and calico cats — which have color patterns largely associated with females. The data also suggested that cats with gray and white ...

  7. Unique Coloring of 'Orange Tuxedo Calico' Cat Has People Stunned

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    A calico cat can come from many different cat breeds, but they all have that iconic tri-colored coat. Their fur is white, black, and orange, though every cat's coat patterns are unique to the ...

  8. Tortoiseshell cat - Wikipedia

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    A short-haired black tortoiseshell cat. Tortoiseshell is a cat coat coloring named for its similarity to tortoiseshell pattern. Like tortoiseshell-and-white or calico cats, tortoiseshell cats are almost exclusively female.

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

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    Calico Cats usually have beautiful and unique tri-color patterns. They are almost exclusively female cats, with exceptions under rare genetic conditions, as they generally have two X chromosomes.