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“Possum” is the name of a most unusually marked kitten. Half Himalayan and half tortoiseshell, this unique feline is a chimera. A chimera is the result of two different embryos fusing together early in their development and growing as a single individual.
A cat breeder is interested in kitty sex. It is a major part of the job. On a genetic level, the cat breeder learns about the sex chromosomes, those unique chromosomes that determine whether a kitten is male or female, a boy or a girl.
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