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Why are Male Tortoise Shell Cats and Ginger Female Cats so Rare and Expensive?
GeorjiRaye
Male torties are rare because genetically, it's nearly impossible to be presented with a male this color. Since it is so incredibly rare, they are valuable. Anything rare/uncommon has added value. Male torties most likely are XXY instead of XY. This is due to the colour in cats being in the female (X) Chromosome. Male Torties are usually sterile, but even if it wasn't it would only pass on 1 (of its X's) X or Y Chromosome.
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Are all tortoiseshell cats female?
No, the vast majority of tortoise shell cats are genetically and phenotypically female, as they need to have one brown gene on one x chromosome, and one ginger gene on the other chromosome. On very rare occasions, a phenotypic male tortoise shell cat will be born, but he is almost always sterile due to his genotype (XXY).
What is a turtle cat?
THey are commonly known as Calico or Tortoise Shell cats, pretty rare, and are always female.
Why is the tortoise shell rough?
To protect the tortoise.
What reptile is the only reptile with a shell?
a turtle is a reptile with a shell . So is a Tortoise ! A tortoise is also a reptile with a shell !
How can you tell if your red footed rainforest tortoise is a boy or girl?
The shape of its shell. Usually the shell is rather round dome shape if it is a female . If the shell is more flat on the top then it is a male.
In the fable of the tortoise how does the tortoise get a broken shell?
His shell breaks when he has to jump to his home from up in the sky
How do you draw a tortoise shell without the tortoise in it?
you draw the tortoise and then rub out its body
How are the tortoise shell useful to them?
The tortoise's shell is their home. The shell has a hard cover and can protect them when something hard hits it. If they do not have the shell, they would have died fast.
Where is the tortoise shell in you spy?
It is in the clock and it is the shell of a turtle
Adaptation of a tortoise?
its shell
Why would you find a huge empty tortoise shell and not the tortoise?
Unfortunately, it is a myth that turtles and tortoises can leave or change their shells. The shell is actually a hard, protective covering over the turtle or tortoise's ribs. So if you find an empty tortoise shell that means that that tortoise has died and decomposed.
Why would you find a huge tortoise shell and not the tortoise?
That's why I asked you
