Calico cats are a visible example of epigenetics that effects all female animals. Although all cells in a female's body contain an x-chromosome from their father and a x-chromosome from their mother only one is of these chromosomes is ...See moreCalico cats are a visible example of epigenetics that effects all female animals. Although all cells in a female's body contain an x-chromosome from their father and a x-chromosome from their mother only one is of these chromosomes is active in each cell. And, you guessed it, about half the cells use the father's X-chromosome and half use the mother's. Written by
David Foss
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