Talk:List of cat body-type mutations

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The item above implies that polydactyl cats have opposable thumbs. This may possibly be true in unusual cases, but it is certainly not the rule. I don't know where this misconception may have come from.

Is there a reason cats seem to have so many more mutations than other creatures? I've heard of plenty more signs of genetic problems / advantages in cats: and the mutations tend to be far less harmful (such as extra digits, which it is believed can make them more agile / dextrous). Is it a problem of bottlenecking / controlled breeding by humans, is it just because there are more cats observed by humans, or is there something different about their genes? Perhaps someone with a better biology background could explain it / include it in the article. 122.49.146.159 (talk) 04:26, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Paws"[edit]

I was reading and came across this line: "Cats with the gene for RH should never be bred." I thought it might be more appropriate to say something to the effect of "It is widely believed that cats with the gene for RH should never be bred" instead to provide a more neutral (or at least neutral-sounding) standpoint. Thoughts? 69.169.132.45 (talk) 06:20, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Twisty cats[edit]

I remember when the original uproar about the "twisty cats" came out, and the website for them very explicitly stated they were not intentionally breeding for the mutation. There is an updated page maintained by the breeder here: http://www.karmafarms.com/twisty.htm

The information in the article may be both incorrect and libelous, as well as unsourced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.197.233.132 (talk) 13:19, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to be more specific. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ɖ^⊝כ^⊙þ Contrib. 11:51, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eyes[edit]

This article needs to cover the eyes, too, e.g. Odd-eyed cat. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ɖ^⊝כ^⊙þ Contrib. 11:52, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Re-scope and expand[edit]

This should be moved to Cat body types and expanded to cover more than just unusual mutations, but all the standardized body types used in the cat-breed literature, including: cobby, semi-cobby, moderate, Oriental, lean/muscular, and large. Need to review breed standards and books to make sure all of these are the typically used ones (list ones that aren't as synonyms), and make sure any common ones are not missing. This information is basically of more encyclopedic value than "the weird stuff", since readers into cats are going to encounter the normal body type terminology much more frequently than they'll run into medical and genetic terminology for mutant conditions.

Presently, we appear to have nowhere to link these terms, and they're used over and over again at specific breed articles and at List of cat breeds. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 10:58, 13 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]