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That's a female cat. Calico cats are exclusively female, barring cats with extra chromosomes which are extremely rare.

entropicdrift , (edited )
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I didn't say it was impossible.

That said, if somebody gave me the option to bet on a calico cat being female, I would always take that bet because I'd only be wrong about one in three thousand times (0.03333...% of the time) if the cat was randomly selected, whereas other coat colors it'd be 50-50.

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Yeah, I guess people raised by cat breeders are pretty rare.

entropicdrift ,
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What do you think the word "barring" means? My original comment noted the sole exceptional case.

entropicdrift ,
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Ah, you're right. It'd be 0.03333333...%

I'll edit

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Learned about calico cats or kids raised by cat breeders?

Either way, as long as you fact check, doesn't matter where you first learned something.

Which anime, btw? I'm curious

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My understanding is that the X chromosome carries the gene for red cat fur. Female calicos have one X with the red fur gene and one without. If a cat only has X chromosomes that carry the red fur gene, they'll be an red-furred cat, which is why the only male calicos are XXY. An XY male cat with the red fur gene on their X chromosome just comes out red.

I don't see how some separate "simple congenital deformity" other than an extra X could account for red fur.

I could be wrong, I'm not a cat scientist, I just grew up knowing hundreds of cats.

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I stated the exception to the rule in my own comment, I'm just not gonna hedge my bets when the odds are 99.967% in my favor.

Thanks for the adorable photo!

entropicdrift ,
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Oh man!

I totally forgot there even was a cat in Haruhi! Haven't seen that show in like 15 years.

entropicdrift ,
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

entropicdrift ,
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Yes, quite rare.

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The word "barring" in the context of my comment means "with the exception of"

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I was an adult when I got/played it, but Star Trek: Bridge Crew was a blast to play on my Vive.

entropicdrift ,
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Librewolf is one of the more prominent ones these days. There’s also Waterfox, which is based on an ESR (so, older) version of Firefox and likewise fits the bill.

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