Genetic mutation responsible for new coat pattern in cats in Finland identified

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May 23, 2024, 10:00 am250 pts
A team of geneticists and animal welfare specialists from the U.K. and one from the U.S. has identified the genetic mutation responsible for a newly discovered cat coat color pattern in Finland. In their study, published in the journal Animal Genetics, the group sequenced the genomes of two of the cats.

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