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  2. Heterochromia iridum - Wikipedia

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    Domestic cat with complete heterochromia, also referred to as an odd-eyed cat. Eye color, specifically the color of the irises, is determined primarily by the concentration and distribution of melanin. Although the processes determining eye color are not fully understood, it is known that inherited eye color is determined by multiple genes ...

  3. Odd-eyed cat - Wikipedia

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    A rare predominantly black cat with odd eyes. The odd-eyed colouring is caused when either the epistatic (recessive) white gene or dominant white (which masks any other colour genes and turns a cat completely solid white) [3] or the white spotting gene (which is the gene responsible for bicolour coats) [4] prevents melanin granules from reaching one eye during development, resulting in a cat ...

  4. Ojos Azules - Wikipedia

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    Ojos Azules (Spanish: [ˈoxos aθˈules], 'Blue Eyes') was a breed of shorthaired [1] [2] domestic cat with unusual blue or odd eyes [1] caused by a dominant blue eye (DBE) genetic mutation. The breed came in all coat colors; however, only particolors ( bicolors and tricolors ), colorpoints , and intermediate colors with a characteristic white ...

  5. Trichromacy - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of a trichromatic in-line shadow mask CRT display, which creates most visible colors through combinations and different levels of the three primary colors: red, green and blue Trichromacy or trichromatism is the possession of three independent channels for conveying color information, derived from the three different types of cone ...

  6. How Rare Are Green Eyes, Exactly? - AOL

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  7. This breed of cats makes them look just like werewolves

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    The cats, called Lykoi, have such wolf-like creatures that people have referred to it as a 'werewolf cats,' according to The Huffington Post. The word 'Lykoi' comes from the Greek word for 'wolf'.

  8. The Rarest Eye Color in the World: What It Is and Why

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    Blue, brown, hazel, green and all of the shades in between—there is one in the list that a small two percent of the population hold. Can you guess what the rarest eye color in the world is?

  9. Cat genetics - Wikipedia

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    In some breeds of cats congenital sensorineural deafness is very common, with most white cats (but not albinos) being affected, particularly if they also have blue eyes. [1] The gene responsible for this defect is the KIT gene , and the disease is studied in the hope that it may shed light on the causes of hereditary deafness in humans. [ 8 ]