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Calico coon (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] Zorque@kbin.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Calicos can be male, they're just infertile cause they got extra genes.

[โ€“] Bonehead@kbin.social 2 points 2 months ago

Calicos can be XXY, which may present male genitals but is intersexed and both male and female. The genes for color are coded on the X chromosome. That's why only females are calico.