Tabby pattern alleles of the domestic cat.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110438

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Tabby pattern alleles of the domestic cat.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Lomax T D, Robinson R

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The status of genetic variation of tabby pattern in the domestic cat is reviewed. Three alleles of the tabby locus (T) have been identified, namely, Abyssinian (Ta), striped (T), and blotched (tb). Additional data are presented for the assortment of these alleles. The Abyssinian is incompletely d...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Cats
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Hair Color
Male
Species Specificity

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