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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Cat owners asked to share pets’ quirks for genetic study

Pet kittens
Scientists are hoping to enrol 100,000 felines, with the DNA of 5,000 cats expected to be sequenced in the next year. Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA

Cat owners are being asked share their pet’s quirky traits and even post researchers their fur in an effort to shed light on how cats’ health and behaviour are influenced by their genetics.

The scientists behind the project, Darwin’s Cats, are hoping to enrol 100,000 felines, from pedigrees to moggies, with the DNA of 5,000 cats expected to be sequenced in the next year.

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