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My family has an orange and white female cat, which is uncommon. Please describe her possible inheritance. (You may need to research this!)

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That orange and white cat next door could be an American Bobtail, a Persian, a Munchkin or even a Maine Coon! Their orange color comes from a predominance of a pigment called pheomelanin. This is the same pigment that makes some humans “redheads”.

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