Project reveals genome of celebrity cat Lil BUB

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 10:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Lil BUB has drawn millions of followers across the internet for her cute appearance. Behind the celebrity cat's unique features is a combination of two rare genetic variants, three molecular biologists from Germany and the US report. The results of their crowdfunded project "LilBUBome" are now available on the preprint server bioRxiv.

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