RE: Meet my cat, Lou! 😺

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Meet my cat, Lou! 😺

in cat •  7 years ago 

I remember someone telling me once, that toroiseshell cats like this are all female. If they have that specific face split fur patterning. Any truth to this that you know of?

She's a beautiful cat though. You should share daily pics of her like @grapthar does with his kitties.

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Yep, that is true! The gene for fur color is on the X chromosome and since females (XX) have both, they get a good mixture that you see in tortoiseshell cats. Males are XY so in a similar litter they would be a more uniform color. Male tortoiseshells do actually occur in the rare case that they have an extra chromosome (XXY), but unfortunately they usually don't live long after birth because of the genetic abnormality, so they are super rare. Good suggestion, I'll start posting her more often!