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Me too. The redheads of the feline world.
She's pretty fiesty, especially when she first adopted us right after Hurricane Rita. She used to be someone's cat as we took her in to get her spayed and, guess what?
And she's a gorgeous cat. That picture really doesn't do her justice but it's the only one that I have on my laptop.
Not technically. A male with XXY chromosomes can be a calico too.
But generally yes, because it requires two X chromosomes. The reasoning is that when the cat is still young (like, a handful of cells young) one X chromosome will code for one color and the other will be repressed. Then if the current coding chromosome is inactivated (X-inactivation) the other chromosome picks up and codes for a different color, but the cells that have already been created will still have the old set of chromosomes in it (with the first X chromosome still coding) so they'll continue to make one color while the new cells make another color. That's why they have to be females (or a mutated male).
Now, what I don't get is why all male cats aren't solid colors, given the above explanation which was given to me by my genetics professor.
She's pretty fiesty, especially when she first adopted us right after Hurricane Rita. She used to be someone's cat as we took her in to get her spayed and, guess what?
And she's a gorgeous cat. That picture really doesn't do her justice but it's the only one that I have on my laptop.
Not technically. A male with XXY chromosomes can be a calico too.
But generally yes, because it requires two X chromosomes. The reasoning is that when the cat is still young (like, a handful of cells young) one X chromosome will code for one color and the other will be repressed. Then if the current coding chromosome is inactivated (X-inactivation) the other chromosome picks up and codes for a different color, but the cells that have already been created will still have the old set of chromosomes in it (with the first X chromosome still coding) so they'll continue to make one color while the new cells make another color. That's why they have to be females (or a mutated male).
Now, what I don't get is why all male cats aren't solid colors, given the above explanation which was given to me by my genetics professor.
Dude, paige, is your hair really that color???
HOW AWESOME IS THAT???
Mine used to be purple, but when I had my short stint in beauty school before I hurt my shoulder, they made me make it normal, so I looked professional.
I miss my purple hair.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT???
Mine used to be purple, but when I had my short stint in beauty school before I hurt my shoulder, they made me make it normal, so I looked professional.
I miss my purple hair.
Oh I've done the sneaking up behind people and shaving their heads before. Good friends though. It was an on going joke for a long while. We all had shaved heads though so it wasn't a big deal. Bit of pranksters.
I don't know why people feel the need to lecture but they do. ALL THE TIME. I usually can laugh it off but every now and again it gets to me.
I don't know why people feel the need to lecture but they do. ALL THE TIME. I usually can laugh it off but every now and again it gets to me.
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Danielle, I'm sure my MIL could tell you why people lecture others on their choice of hair styles. lol
Whatever you feel like you look good in. I'm not one to judge. If you looked at my hair you'd never think I had 1300 hours of beauty school under my belt. I wash it and let it air dry and be done with it usually. At work it usually gets a pony tail. I'm too lazy for anything else. Plus its a bit on the short side because last year when my mom had chemo and shaved her head, I shaved mine too so she wouldn't feel like the odd man out. So my hair is weird. And I don't care.
Whatever you feel like you look good in. I'm not one to judge. If you looked at my hair you'd never think I had 1300 hours of beauty school under my belt. I wash it and let it air dry and be done with it usually. At work it usually gets a pony tail. I'm too lazy for anything else. Plus its a bit on the short side because last year when my mom had chemo and shaved her head, I shaved mine too so she wouldn't feel like the odd man out. So my hair is weird. And I don't care.
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Aw, I would have cried too!!
When I was in beauty school, I specialized in color... I was always doing bizzare things to my mannequin. It made my teachers wonder if I was sane, I think. lol
I wanted to own a show that did nothing but insane hair styles. Then I fell off the back of my brother's motorcycle and tore my rotator cuff.
Have ya'll noticed I'm REALLY REALLY good at hijacking forum posts?
Sorry about that!
When I was in beauty school, I specialized in color... I was always doing bizzare things to my mannequin. It made my teachers wonder if I was sane, I think. lol
I wanted to own a show that did nothing but insane hair styles. Then I fell off the back of my brother's motorcycle and tore my rotator cuff.
Have ya'll noticed I'm REALLY REALLY good at hijacking forum posts?
Sorry about that!
I loved my hawk so much. She was my baby.
**** that really sucks I totally would of let you do what you want to my head. I have dyed my hair in parking lots and used people's hoses to wash out the dye, shaved my head at concerts, let random people shave things into my head ect. I don't realy care what I do with my hair. It grows back. I mean hey I've been fully skin bald. After that I really stopped caring.
**** that really sucks I totally would of let you do what you want to my head. I have dyed my hair in parking lots and used people's hoses to wash out the dye, shaved my head at concerts, let random people shave things into my head ect. I don't realy care what I do with my hair. It grows back. I mean hey I've been fully skin bald. After that I really stopped caring.
