Is there really natural selection affecting the I frequencies (long hair) in the Brazilian cat populations?
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Presumed typical examples of natural selection affecting I frequencies (long hair) in 16 Brazilian cat populations are found in scientific literature on cat genetics. The values of I frequencies in the cat populations are lower in the otter and more tropical climate of Brazil. However studies of new cat populations in Latin America have shown that they all had high or very high I frequencies, independent of the climate. An alternative migrational-historical hypothesis may thus explain the correlation between the I frequencies and climate characteristics.
Publication Name: The Journal of Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0022-1503
Year: 2000
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Analysis of the evolution and genetic diversity within and between Balearic and Iberian cat populations
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A study of the genetic diversity and spatial autocorrelation of certain cat populations conducted at the microgeographic and macrogeographic levels reveals that cat populations show high levels of gene flow and little stochastic effects such as genetic drift. The study also disproves the earlier hypothesis that the social behavior of cats reduces the gene flow.
Publication Name: The Journal of Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0022-1503
Year: 1993
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Mutant Allele Frequencies in Domestic Cat Populations in Arkansas and Tennessee
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Research indicates that historical migration routes of Arkansas and Tennessee settlers help to explain allele frequency similarities among domestic cats, with phenograms revealing a common origin in Great Britain.
Publication Name: The Journal of Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0022-1503
Year: 2005
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