Cat Genetics for Writers & Artists part 4: Agouti (The Tabby Complex) [CC]

I HOPE YOU LIKE LAMPS

Turing patterns (stripes/blotches) simulator, it’s fun!!: https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Fur

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:
Basic info & ginger epistasis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agouti_coloration_genetics
Modifiers: https://sparrows-garden.com/genetics/agouti-and-tabby.html
Action of agouti gene & TAQPEP: http://messybeast.com/genetics-taqpep.htm
Classic & King: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/same-gene-guides-cheetah-and-tabby-cat-coat-patterns-44872618/
Randomization of stripe & spot patterns on domestic cats & cheetahs: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/same-gene-guides-cheetah-and-tabby-cat-coat-patterns-44872618/
Turing patterns (stripes & spots develop basically the same way): https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Evolutionary_Developmental_Biology/Evolutionary_Developmental_Biology_(Rivera)/07%3A_Patterning/7.1%3A_Turing_Patterns_to_Generate_Stripes_and_Spots
Awesome interactive spot/stripe “self-organizing” simulator: http://www.netlogoweb.org/launch#http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/models/Sample%20Models/Biology/Fur.nlogo

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00:00 – Intro
00:16 – The A Locus
02:06 – Mackerel vs Classic
03:28 – A Brief Mention Of Turing Patterns
03:44 – Spotted
04:38 – Ticked
06:26 – The Lamp Metaphor
07:46 – Rufousing
09:19 – Practice Squares