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Anderson and her team screened 10,419 pedigreed cats and 617 nonpedigreed ones for 87 different gene variants.

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022

Now the largest ever genetic study of domestic cats reveals the frequency with which the known disease-causing versions of genes, or gene variants, pop up in pedigreed cat breeds and their nonpedigreed cousins.

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022

This approach led the team to identify 13 disease-associated gene variants in 47 breeds in which they had not previously been found and three variants that were unique to nonpedigreed cats.

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022

In fact, 13 disease-associated variants were found in the nonpedigreed cats that participated in the study, indicating that this technology is not only useful for breeders.

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022

Either way, they have an allure a nonpedigreed model does not.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2017