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Fertile male tortoiseshell cat with true chimerism 38,XY/38,XY.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Sept 2020
Bugno-Poniewierska Monika, Kij Barbara, Witarski Wojciech, Wojtaszek Magdalena, Radko Anna, Podbielska Angelika, Szczerbal Izabela, Murphy William J
Abstract excerpt
The tortoiseshell coat colour is characteristic to female cats, and its occurrence in tomcats is very rare and associated with chromosome abnormalities (additional copy of X chromosome). The aim of this study was identification of the genetic basis of a case of tortoiseshell colour in a fertile Maine coon tomcat. Cytogenetic and molecular genetic studies were carried out with painting molecular probes (WCPP)...
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