Talk:Mochi/@comment-25140297-20150308110554/@comment-29867310-20160905025637

From what I know (and from videos I've watched) there are three ways a male cat can be calico! (I'm NOT an expert so if there is something wrong, don't blame me!)

The first way is Mosaicism, which is when a male has two X chromosomes and one Y (XXY).

The second way is Chimerism, which is when two kitten embryos (one with the black gene and one with the orange gene) bump into each other in the womb and merge together. One or both of the embryos are male.

The third way is Somatic Mutation, which is when an orange male embryo develops black markings, like how babies develop birthmarks.

Videos I got this info from:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skG5V7I1h3Y 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9HTjpa0mUw