Born this way

Born this way.

Venus the Two-Faced Cat a Mystery

Famous feline may have different DNA on each side of her body.

One half of her face is solid black with a green eye—the other half has typical orange tabby stripes and a blue eye.

 

 

 

Is Venus a Chimera?

Many reports about Venus refer to the cat as a "chimera." In mythology, a chimera is a mishmash monster made up of parts of different animals. A feline chimera is a cat whose cells contain two types of DNA, caused when two embryos fuse together.

Among cats, chimeras are really not all that rare. In fact, most male tortoiseshell cats are chimeras. The distinctively mottled orange and black coat is a sign that the cat has an extra X chromosome.
But female cats already have two X chromosomes so they can sport that coat without the extra X. That means Venus is not necessarily a chimera.

To find out would require genetic testing. With samples of skin from each side of the cat, we can do a DNA fingerprint—just like on CSI—and the DNA from one side of the body should be different than the other.

 

Thanks Joe Y.... Get over it people.... cats do not disciminate based on colour.... to the male of the species all that matters when a female is in heat is her location and, can I get my jollies. Really folks mutations amongst cats is common.... don't try to make it something strange.