Calico cats are known for their beautiful coats, tapestry, tricolor. But what makes a cat, a cat calico? Firstly, Calico is not a race and there is a color too. Chita is a standard color. To be a true Calico cat, coating must have mostly white, which is the predominant color, and then he must have distinct patches of Orange and black. A Cheetah boasting these colors is said to be a non-dilute Calico. On the other hand, a diluted Calico coat will have a white, cream and blue (something like a bluish gray). Washed colors are caused by dilution gene.
Talking about genes, calicos are mostly women. The cause of this lies in the X chromosome, which contains the code responsible for hair coloring in cats. The Y chromosome, on the other hand, does not contain any code associated with color. now, two x chromosomes are needed to produce a Cheetah. Cats males have a set of XY while female cats have a set of XX, for most Siamese happen to be female. However, although rare, there are male calicos. Generally, these male calicos are sterile.
Interestingly enough, many people confuse with Siamese cats of turtle. At first glance, it may appear, but not them. The main difference is that the turtle cats have very little or no white fur. Some people confuse the two because some tortoiseshells have white fur more than usual, but this is mostly mixed with other colors. By the way, that is the other significant difference-the two other colors are also mixed. Unlike tortoise, Siamese cats have three separate color, white spots, the most prominent.
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