Today, weāre decoding one of the mysteries of genetics that relates to your Basepaws DNA report of results. It's called epistasis. When epistasis occurs, the observable expression (phenotype) of a geneāsuch as one responsible for the color of your kitty's coatāgets modified in some way by a completely different gene that has the ability to mask, suppress, or inhibit how that coat color gene is expressed. Epistasis helps explain why sometimes you may get a ālikely to haveā result for a genetic trait in your catās Basepaws report that doesnāt quite match up with their physical appearance.
From time to time, we update the Basepaws digital report of results for ourĀ Breed + Health Cat DNA Test. Today, weād like to take a moment to share some details about two recent changes to our reportāone for a genetic health marker linked to the common cat heart conditionĀ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and one for a genetic trait marker associated with theĀ Siamese colorpoint coat pattern.
We often get questions about our Basepaws Cat DNA tests and whether they can be used for a deceased cat. Here is what you need to know if you want to do a DNA test for a deceased cat.