Such a pattern results from a genetic process known as piebalding, whereby patches of colored fur possess white, unpigmented patches. Calico cats represent an enchanting mixture of orange ...

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A prime example of X inactivation is in the coat-color patterning of tortoiseshell or calico cats (Figure 1). In cats, the fur pigmentation gene is X-linked, and depending on which copy of the X ...