Cat Genetics for Writers & Artists part 10: Various Traits & Mutations [CC]

WOO this one took a long time! I was dealing with a lot of medical stuff & was sick through most of the editing process - but it's finally up! Woo!!

Also I realize the Topaz section is unnecessarily confusing so here's a quick TL;DR: Topaz is the result of 2 mutations. One of them is incompletely dominant w/incomplete penetrance (Altai), and the other we have no clue. For simplified fiction, just pretend Topaz is a single incompletely dominant gene.

Thank you to Cada for Feet Pics :)

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Sources/Further reading:
Various traits’ descs & inheritance 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Various traits descs & inheritance 2: https://basepaws.com/blogs/news/body-...
Osteochondrodysplasia in foldies: https://icatcare.org/advice/scottish-...
Manx mechanics & health issues: https://www.ufaw.org.uk/cats/manx-man...
Dwarfism in cats (warning!! article title contains M-slur!): http://messybeast.com/dwarfcats-pureb...
Munchkin health (read “Health”): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchki...
More Munchkin health: https://cattime.com/cat-facts/health/...
Munchkin health 3: https://www.tumblr.com/just-another-c...
Brachycephalic Syndrome overview: https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/bra...
Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome in Cats: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pe...
Other Brachycephaly-related health problems: https://www.seniorcatwellness.com/fla...
Photos of Brachycephalic grading in cats: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper...
Polydactyl genes & mechanics: https://basepaws.com/blogs/news/genet...
Ojos Azulas history & lethality: https://pictures-of-cats.org/Ojos-azu...
Various blue-eyed mutations, including Topaz: http://messybeast.com/blue-eye-breeds...
Altai: http://messybeast.com/DBE-celestial.htm

Comic sans is used to aid viewers w/Dyslexia, since this video is particularly text- & letter-heavy.

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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Explanation
00:56 - Ear Shapes
02:22 - Missing/Short Tails
03:56 - Munchkin
05:29 - Smushed Faces
06:17 - Extra Toes
06:59 - Blue Eyes: Ojos Aluzes
09:23 - Blue Eyes: Topaz/Altai
11:45 - What species should I do next?