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Meow A Genetic Concert for Cats, Third Edition, is a reference book for cat breeders, owners, judges and veterinarians curious about the genetic makeup, DNA testing, evolution and diversity, life expectancy, size, weight, head and facial shape of pedigree cat breeds.,
Peek inside, and find chapters, tables, a glossary and over 300 references describing what is scientifically known about the genes responsible for the multitude of different coat colours and patterns, including red, cream, tortoiseshell and salmiak (salty licorice)-patterned cats from Finland, hair lengths and compositions including a new longhair gene mutation in Maine Coon cats, eye colours including dominant blue eyes in breeds such as Celestial, Altai and Maine Coon lineages and breed-defining features that are seen in cats such as Kurilian Bobtail, Lykoi, Munchkin and Ural Rex. Learn about strategies for managing white markings in Ragdoll cats, inbreeding in cats, genes responsible for the softness of the Bengal's coat and golden varieties, such as the counter-shaded golden British Shorthair, sunshine and extreme sunshine Siberian, and the availability of silver inhibitor and O gene DNA testing
Be challenged by phenotype-related candidate genes for American Curl and LaPerm, and genetic hypotheses for the dilute modifier gene, silver phenotypes, including non-expressing cryptic silver cats that produce silver kittens and solving the origin of the Ragdoll cat mystery. Understand feline genetic markers that are used for identity and parentage testing; how to interpret DNA test results for coat colour, pattern and length; what to do when DNA test results do not make sense; the pros and cons of outcrossing cat breeds; the potential effect of diet and environment on gene activity; the quality control role of cat judges and limitations of breed standards.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter
1 Introduction: Old and new skills used by cat breeders, Chromosomes, genes, loci and alleles, DNA, RNA and proteins, Non-coding DNA, Types of mutations including examples of nuclear elements and copy number variation, Feline genetic markers, Penetrance and Gene expression, Epigenetics
Chapter 2 The use of DNA sampling to study cats: Species of cats, Pedigreed cat breeds, Genetic makeup of Siberian cats, Challenges for cat breeders, Management of inbreeding, Genetic counselling, Genetic tests for feline health, Parentage testing, Popular DNA tests for coat, Terminology for coat colour and pattern genes, Procedure for handling an unlikely DNA test result
Chapter 3 Coat colour: White cats and cats with white, Managing white markings on Ragdoll cats, Challenges for registry bodies, Eyeshine colour, Dominant blue eye colour, Eumelanin and Pheomelanin coat colours, O gene discovery, Dilute density gene, Colour intensity, Mocha gene discovery, DNA testing and gene mining for silver inhibitor gene, pseudo silver and non-expressing cryptic silver cats, DNA testing for the O gene
Chapter 4 Coat pattern, length and composition: Ticked tabby gene discovery, Golden varieties, Copal and Corin gene discoveries, Wideband and countershading, Corin gene discoveries in Siberian, British Shorthair and Bengal cats, Roan patterns: Lykoi (gene discovery) and Karpati, Ural rex gene discovery, candidate gene discovery for LaPerm coat, fifth longhair gene mutation in Maine Coon cats, Glitter gene discovery in Bengal cats, Salmiak (salty licorice) gene discovery
Chapter 5 Feline conformation and outcross breeding: Genetic tests for conformation. Size, weight, head and facial shapes of pedigreed cats, gene discoveries for breed-defining features that are seen in Kurilian Bobtail, Lykoi, Munchkin and Ural Rex cats, candidate gene discovery for American Curl ears
Chapter 6 Conclusions: From genetic makeup to appearance, Limitations of breed standards, Role of cat judges, From phenotype to genotype, Wishlist of future discoveries, Last but not least
Glossary
References: 304 citations (Apr 2025)
About the Author
List of Tables: Tables 1-25: Tables 21a-g
List of Figures: Figure 1a-d, Figure 2
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