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since-times-long-forgotten · 29 days

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does anyone get unreasonably aggravated when they see someone calling a normal split-faced tortie as a chimera? like it literally couldn’t matter less, but it matters to ME, so I feel an overwhelming need to explain how no, that is NOT a chimera, that is a normal tortie, cat genetics just do that sometimes during x-inactivation because of bilateral symmetry. yippee!

#I don’t get pissed or anything #just slightly exasperated that normal people don’t understand cat genetics #which like. why would they? the Specifics of cat genetics DO NOT matter that much in the Real Life to Normal People #I on the other hand #i have a case of what we like to call Neurodivergence #and cat genetics are SUPER SUPER SUPER INTERESTING #and I don’t want misinformation to be spread about chimerism- or cat genetics in general- more than it already has #plus I loooveee talking about cat genetics. so I get a chance to explain cool stuff to people!!#…unless it’s a 6-15 year old Reddit post about Venus the cat that has so many comments and only a few people who actually know cat genetics #then I can’t do anything about it #curse you Venus the cat for making everyone believe that split-faced torties are inherently chimeras #yes I am a fan of warrior cats #yes I was annoyed when the Erins said Moonpaw was a chimera ONLY BECAUSE of her split face marking #yes I recognize that it’s a children’s series and some people shouldn’t be getting as annoyed as they are about it #no I will not stop being annoyed that now even the Erins are spreading further misinformation #I readily admit that knowing about cat genetics makes me happy because I know more about it than others so I can explain it to them #I like being right about things I guess #sun speaks #sun’s posts #cat genetics #genetics #🧬

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