Chimera Kitty .x

Meet chimera cat. She recently went viral on the internet - for obvious reasons. Chimera cat is one individual organism, but genetically its own fraternal twin. A chimera is typically formed from four parent cells (either two fertilized eggs, or two early embryos that have fused together). When the organism forms, the cells that had already begun to develop in the separate embryos keep their original phenotypes and appearances. This means that the resulting animal is a mixture of tissues and can look like this gorgeous (but bizarre) kitty.
She also has complete heterochromia, a condition when the eyes are different colours.

Thanks to The Scientist for introducing us to chimera kitty.



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beautiful, and very interesting xx

Strange looking kitty cat x

I think its mad ...

Bit unsure if I actually like it or not!

Weird!!!!

Their was a baby born in Texas a few years ago that had a white mother and african american father and was a chimera. It was sad due to mean humans and their comments.

Humans speak before thinking sadly - a lot could do with just shutting up completely xx

I love the blue eye! What a beautiful colour! Not sure about her myself, but I'm sure she's just as lovely as every other puss! x

I like her because she is different

This is really interesting though, I've never ever heard of this before.

xoxox

Glad you found it interesting Mel