Feed adult mothers a methyl-rich or genistein-rich diet, and DNA methylation lowers expression of the agouti gene in their offspring, shifting their coat color away from the classic agouti yellow and ...

The torbie, and its genetic remixing — driven by X-chromosome inactivation, tabby genes, and the agouti gene — is both the ...

which appears as the typical tabby markings on the face with agouti tabby markings throughout the body. Tabby cats with the cinnamon ticked pattern have a copper-red coat ticked with chocolate brown.