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Rexoid and Sphynx Cats

Rexoid and Sphynx The texture of most cats’ coat hairs is smooth and straight. However, certain cat breeds, such as the Selkirk and Devon Rex, are known for their unusual curly or woolly hair structure. The so-called “rexoid” distinctive of these cats is caused by a range of mutations to...

Hair Length Cat (all breeds)

Hair Length Cat Hair length is an important morphological trait for many cat breeds. The hair length in cats is genetically determined by the presence or absence of specific alleles. One of the alleles known is the "L" locus. There are two main alleles at this locus: the longhair allele...