Cat Genetics for Writers & Artists part 7: Albino & Colorpoint [CC]

EDIT: Another person has kindly corrected me! The articles I was able to find don’t go into specifics, but given tyrosinase’s typical mechanisms, it seems I got Siamese/Sepia backwards in terms of tyrosinase action levels – Sepia has the more functional tyrosinase & Siamese has less. Please read pinned comment if you want a more detailed summary.

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

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Sources/Further reading:
Complete albino: https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/albino-cat
Siamese & Burmese/sepia: https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/colorpoint-restriction
Tyrosinase in albinism in general: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01409.x
Tyrosinase in colorpoints: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15771720/
Tyrosinase in colorpoints but the title is really funny: https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11165&meta=Generic&id=3848677

Comic sans is used to aid viewers w/Dyslexia, since this video is particularly text- & letter-heavy.

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00:00 – intro
00:16 – The C Locus
00:44 – Albino/Complete Albino
01:58 – Colorpoints
4:34 – Colorpoint Interactions
5:12 – Summary
5:47 – Practice Squares