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Genetic Determination of the Amount of White Spotting: A Case Study in Siberian Cats

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The current hypothesis, along with the opinion of the breeders, is that a cat with two copies of the white spotting allele (SS) has white on more than half of… Click to show full abstract

The current hypothesis, along with the opinion of the breeders, is that a cat with two copies of the white spotting allele (SS) has white on more than half of its body, while a cat with only one copy (Ss) has white on less than half of its body. The present study was based on the analysis of two large pedigree databases of Siberian cats (23,905 individuals in PawPeds and 21,650 individuals in Felis Polonia database). The distribution of the amount of white spotting in the offspring of cats with different amounts of white was investigated. Significant differences compared to expected distributions were observed. In many cases the amount of white in cats that were supposed to be homozygous was less than 50% of the body, while in many supposedly heterozygous cats a very large amount of white (over 50%) was observed. This phenomenon was also presented on the verified examples of the specific families excluding possible errors in determining the amount of white by the breeder. The collected evidence suggests that there are other factors involved in the inheritance of the amount of white in cats and the current hypothesis should be revised.

Keywords: amount; genetic determination; amount white; siberian cats; study; white spotting

Journal Title: Genes
Year Published: 2022

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