Why Women Are Stripey
- Episode aired Jun 4, 2014
- 5m
Calico cats are a visible example of epigenetics that effects all female animals. Although all cells in a female's body contain an x-chromosome from their father and a x-chromosome from thei... Read allCalico cats are a visible example of epigenetics that effects all female animals. Although all cells in a female's body contain an x-chromosome from their father and a x-chromosome from their mother only one is of these chromosomes is active in each cell. And, you guessed it, abo... Read allCalico cats are a visible example of epigenetics that effects all female animals. Although all cells in a female's body contain an x-chromosome from their father and a x-chromosome from their mother only one is of these chromosomes is active in each cell. And, you guessed it, about half the cells use the father's X-chromosome and half use the mother's.