How two-tone cats get their patches comes to light in cell study
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 11:04
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have discovered how the distinctive piebald patches seen in black and white cats and some horses are formed in the womb. The characteristic piebald patches seen in many domestic animals is caused by the darkly pigmented cells multiplying more slowly so they don't cover the whole of the body, the experts say.