Across
- 4. coat of white and one other color
- 7. an animal that must eat meat to survive
- 10. wild, untamed
- 12. adult male cat
- 14. process in which traits that are neither beneficial nor harmful become fixed in a population due to random chance
- 15. the diluted version of black
- 16. high blood pressure
- 17. actual location from where domestic cats arose
- 19. the dilute version of red
- 21. specific coat variation in which the cat is mostly white with patched of color on the head and tail only
- 22. gene that is located on the X chromosome
Down
- 1. coat pattern with face, paws, and tail of a darker color than the rest of the body
- 2. combinations of colors in a specific layout
- 3. official term for fatty liver disease and is caused by not eating in cats
- 5. coat pattern with combinations of white, black and orange
- 6. when cats groom each other
- 8. behavior associated with comfort, reassurance and friendly social interactions; head butting
- 9. aggressive behaviors between animals, usually males, for breeding rights
- 11. juvenile cat until 1 year of age
- 13. name of the first cat to have their entire genome sequenced
- 18. most common coat pattern in the wild characterized by an "M" on their forehead
- 20. adult female cat
- 23. easiest coat pattern to recognize where one color is evenly distributed over the body