11 - The Siamese Cat
from Part IV - Cats
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2021
Summary
The abnormal animal featured here is the Siamese cat, whose color pattern is due to a mutation in the tyrosinase gene, which makes the tyrosinase protein sensitive to temperature. We talk about how some species use temperature to dictate their coloration and how this can happen developmentally.
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- Animal AnomaliesWhat Abnormal Anatomies Reveal about Normal Development, pp. 165 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021