From where does a tabby cat get its stripes? The same place cheetahs get their spots. A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes.

One Gene Lays The Blueprint for A Cheetah’s Spots And A Tabby Cat’s Stripes. A new study is the first to identify a molecular basis for cat coat patterns.

A cat’s dress code, it seems, is its genetic code. A cat’s dress code, ... in the case of the king cheetah, spots and stripes. And this gene may mean more to cats than just a spiffy coat.

After years of studying how cats get their color, researchers have pinpointed an elusive gene underlying spots on cheetahs, stripes in house cats and patterns across the feline world. "It's ...

While mutations in Taqpep can make a cheetah's spots become blotchy, the spots don't turn into stripes. And as Eizirik's work showed, domestic cats with a normal Taqpep gene can be either striped ...

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Their beauty aside, the intricacies of these systems are inspiring the scientists who aim to elucidate how the tiger got its stripes, the cheetah its spots and more besides. Tuxedo cat with black ...

Feral cats in Northern California have enabled researchers to unlock the biological secret behind a rare, striped cheetah found only in sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers at the Stanford ...

Officials with the Swansboro Police Department said it’s a domesticated pet, not a wild animal, and it’s not believed to be ...

There’s a reason fashion designers look to animal prints for inspiration. Creatures have evolved a dizzying array of patterns: stripes, spots, diamonds, chevrons, hexagons and even mazelike ...