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Why are calico cats (nearly) always female?

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Why are calico cats (nearly) always female?

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All Calicoes are female. The reason is that the calico gene is carried on the female chromosome. There are no calico “males”. Calico males are actually xxy chromosome cats and are sterile animals. While possible they are EXTREMELY rare.

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