Cats, Genes, and Evolution

In the book "Cats, Genes, and Evolution," geneticists Pavel Borodin and Lyubov Malinovskaya explain genes, evolution, and the selection of domestic cats in an accessible, ironic manner without any detriment to scientific accuracy. The authors discuss the molecular-genetic foundations of fur color and structure, breed characteristics, and the inheritance of many beloved feline traits. The book contains the latest data on the origins of tigers, cheetahs, and other felines, the domestication of cats and the history of the emergence of their breeds, and the prospects for creating designer cats through genomic editing and other modern biotechnologies.