defination of Tortoiseshell cats, explain why occasionally we see a male tortise

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why are Tortoisshell cats nearly always females?



Reply from bionic2 User Rating:  640 Knowledge Tokens
Yes Sadia it is right ,only female cats can be of tortoiseshell color because this color is formed by 2X chromosomes and the male has XY. You may find more info on this site. http://messybeast.com/tricolours.htm
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