Cats
hearing. These cats are not albinos; genetically they can be any colour, but the white is
dominant to those other colours (albinism is an absence of other colours).
Lacy has the dominant white gene associated with blue eyes and
deafness (Lacy is deaf). Lacy owns Greg Schultz who refers to her
as "The Queen".
Mikey has the dominant white gene, but has green eyes rather than
blue. He is also deaf. Mikey is owned by Jennifer Moore
(ibjennyjenny).
In some animals, the blue-eyed white trait is sex-linked (carried on the X chromosome) and is
found in males more often than in females. In cats, the gene for white is carried on an
autosome (a chromosome other than the X or Y sex chromosomes) and the trait occurs
equally in male and female cats. Blue-eyed white is not sex-linked in cats.
WHITE SPOTTING
The gene for white spotting, denoted by the gene symbol "S", can also create the impression
of a self white cat
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