January 23, 2003, 04:55
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Cloned cat
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COLLEGE STATION (Texas) - Rainbow the cat is a typical calico with splotches of brown, tan and gold on white. Her clone, cc (for carbon copy), has a striped grey coat over white.
They have an identical DNA code, but different coat markings distinguish the original Rainbow (left) and her clone cc as their bodies use the same genes differently. -- AP
Rainbow is reserved while cc is curious and playful. Rainbow is chunky; cc is sleek.
The Humane Society might be inclined to say: I told you so. But then, so would cc's creators at Texas A&M University.
Sure, you can clone your favourite cat. But the copy will not necessarily act or even look like the original.
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Interesting. Where did the variation come from?
Correction of the article - the kitty is called Copycat, not Carbon Copy.
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January 23, 2003, 06:30
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Probably due to genetic damage in transfer of nucleus, and in environmental factors (mainly in utero?)
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January 23, 2003, 06:32
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IIRC, fur markings are like fingerprints; not predetermined by genetics, but instead due to a stochastic growth process. The general pattern is probably similar, but the exact pattern would be different each time you ran the cat through the mill...
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January 23, 2003, 06:38
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Yes it is like fingerprints. It is determined by which cell goes where at the very early stages, and is determined by outside factors.
I wonder if you implanted a clone of Carbon Copy back into the same cat that beared CC you would get the same pattern tho..
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January 23, 2003, 06:41
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Cool 
Learn something new everyday. It's interesting too how fingerprint becomes fixed after birth. Somehow the outside influences became "etched" into person.
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January 23, 2003, 07:07
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Learn something new everyday.
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Indeed.
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January 23, 2003, 07:11
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And aren't they cute! 
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January 23, 2003, 09:34
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they're adorable.
all things posted are very correct. it seems that the shapes and the locations of the spots are not genetic, much like the retinae, and fingerprints.
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January 23, 2003, 09:55
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
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Good thing I'm not the only intellectual here -- things were starting to get lonely at the latte bar, and this damned beret itches something fierce.
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January 23, 2003, 10:05
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They now believe there was a fly in the transfer chamber...
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January 23, 2003, 10:06
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Copycat thread. 
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January 23, 2003, 10:07
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Three in a row, all funny!
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January 23, 2003, 10:39
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Haven't we seen this before? I remember there being a picture of the kitten in the mug.
Anyway, temperature often plays the most significant role in determining the color patterning on many furred animals.
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January 23, 2003, 10:54
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Here's the original picture that everyone went crazy over:
With calicos you get a different pattern every time.
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January 23, 2003, 10:55
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Originally posted by Andrew1999
With calicos you get a different pattern every time.
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Make for good betting games.
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