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Ancestry dynamics and trait selection in a designer cat breed.
Current biology : CB - 8 Apr 2024
Kaelin Christopher B, McGowan Kelly A, Hutcherson Anthony D, Delay John M, Li Jeremiah H, Kiener Sarah, Jagannathan Vidhya, Leeb Tosso, Murphy William J, Barsh Gregory S
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The Bengal cat breed was developed from intercrosses between the Asian leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis, and the domestic cat, Felis catus, with a last common ancestor approximately 6 million years ago. Predicted to derive ∼94% of their genome from domestic cats, regions of the leopard cat genome are thought to account for the unique pelage traits and ornate color patterns of the Bengal breed, which are...
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