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Coat Pattern: Mackerel Tabby | Color: Blue | Breed: Devon Rex80

The Truth about Tabbies: Basic Tabby Genetics

When learning about cat genetics it's probably a wise idea to start where the domestic cat started, with the tabby gene. The tabby gene is an amazingly diverse gene that can cause a variety of coat patterns,...

19 comments    education pets cats
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Shepadoodle Hybrid Dogs

The Shepadoodle dog is one of the canine hybrids that is somewhat difficult to pinpoint in a description since they can vary in their coat types, colors and even which parent dog breed they most closely...

2 comments    pets dogs hubchallenge
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Mammal Hybridization: The Truth and The Myths

We've probably all heard the stories about Frankenstein experiments gone awry and creatures being crossed that would never have bred together in nature. Or perhaps we heard stories growing up about cabbits...

13 comments    education how pets
April 1869 The Dream78

Musicians And The Link To Mental Illness?

“We musicians seem to be willing to self destruct in order to achieve our goals. We are willing to suffer any obstacle in order to recreate the great masterworks of music with passion."

25 comments    music song creativity
Looks much uglier close up...78

Fruit flies and life spans

Evolution at work: Fruit fly genetics and implications for us (or, Making the case for working with what we've got)

1 comment    health longevity genetics
The cat's skin cells glow under a blacklight.77

Glow in the Dark Pets

While you may think of glow in the dark pets as being something out of a science fiction movie or Stephen King novel genetic specialists are making it a reality today.  Nobel Prize in Chemistry was...

3 comments    family pets science
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Common Health and Genetic Disorders in Rottweilers

Rottweilers: these dogs may look pretty tough, stocky and powerful from the outside but when it comes to health problems they sure may have their own sets of problems. For this reason, it cannot be repeated...

3 comments    genetic disorders
An Australian Shepherd with Persistent Pupillary Membrane, a possible side effect of poor breeding.  (Photo: ASHGI.org)81

The Dangers Hidden in a Puppy's Coloring

Many people hope that their puppy will be happy, healthy, and well-adjusted. We invest in training, get all the shots and toys, and even do some research. What we don't always realize is that a hidden health risk can be written all over our pup, and we might not even notice!

22 comments    love family pictures
2002 at the renaissance festival.77

how come I never noticed I'm Mongolian?

My daughter was interested in her genetic history. Her natural dad is not her real dad. Her real dad adopted her a couple of years after I married him. Anyway, I've told her all I know about her real dad, but...

9 comments    life relationships home
American Curl76

The rarest cat breeds with pictures

Then, a little research on the rarest cat breeds I have been finding on the web I hope you enjoy. The American Curl (Curl or American) are the newest breed of cat known. In 1981 was found two offspring of...

2 comments    entertainment pictures fun
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