Cat Genetics for Writers & Artists part 3: Ginger/Red & Tortoiseshell [CC]

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Terminology Google doc mentioned in the video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MnJ5qDvdoS2eDBBC3g-6MROOJVGWqfKVaEjBYyJMoMk/edit?usp=sharing

Playlist for previous videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEu1-3sZF78&list=PL9lIJSO25ozvVu-qcmKVzKOcwrFozOg_y

Sources/Further reading:
Red cats vs agouti/tabby genes: http://messybeast.com/tricolours.htm
White spotting affecting color distribution: http://messybeast.com/colour-charts.htm
Random X inactivation & white distribution affecting tortie patches: https://www.karger.com/article/Abstract/129860
Klinefelter’s in cats: https://cat-world.com/klinefelter-syndrome-in-cats/
Chimera mother almost loses custody of kids (court case): https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/case-lydia-fairchild-and-her-chimerism-2002
More on chimerism in cats: http://messybeast.com/mosaicism6.htm

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00:00 – “This Video Is Part Of A Series”
00:16 – The O Locus
01:11 – They’re All Tabbies?
01:42 – Non-genetic Factors
03:02 – Sexlinkage (one word just in case I’M REFERRING TO THE X CHROMOSOME YOUTUBE DO NOT DEMONITIZE ME)
03:35 – “Ginger-base”
04:17 – Male Tortoiseshells
06:49 – Practice squares