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Source: Times of Israel, January 9, 2016
Faulty gene causes irregular distribution of pigment cells in fur, scientists establish; may help explain process of congenital defects in humans
The Internet is full of pictures of Kitlers cats unfortunate enough to have a black and white pattern on their furs vaguely resembling the facial hair of the leader of Nazi Germany.
A new study suggests that the feline führers coat is determined by a faulty gene determining their pattern still in the womb of mother cat.
Called piebald, the pattern typically a distribution of two colors on an animals coat of fur occurs when pigment cells fail to follow genetic instructions at a very early stage of development.
According to a report on the study in the UK paper Independent, scientists hope that the study on how piebald animals develop can shed light on some congenital medical conditions affecting humans, like holes in the heart, also caused by problems relating to cell movements in the womb.
Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/researchers-may-now-know-why-some-cats-look-like-hitler/
More pics of "Kitlers" here: http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl
underpants
(182,988 posts)Are there peer reviews?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)underpants
(182,988 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Never apologize, never explain.... especially the bad ones
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)well done......
Hekate
(90,958 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)you win!
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)they could look into why certain GOP candidates talk like him.
Inquiring minds want to know.
JudyM
(29,294 posts)jmowreader
(50,573 posts)Finding out why cats look like Hitler is right up their alley...if they can give an award to someone who wrote up Homosexual Necrophilia in the Mallard (http://www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/fileadmin/user_upload/documents-nmr/Persberichten/Persberichten/persberichten_2013/DSA8_243-248.pdf) they HAVE to give one to the Kitler researchers.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,352 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)they genetically bred cats to look like him to piss him off.
I'll leave now
Omaha Steve
(99,829 posts)I rescued him from a power plant when I was delivering oil over 20 years ago.
K&R!
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