Comments on: The Genetics Behind Venus, the Mysterious Two-Faced Cat

By: Kenda Heffner

Kenda Heffner — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:36:57 +0000

My cat had a face split in two. One half grey and one half a light brown. She had yellow/green eyes though. Never had blue, or not that I can remember. Just saying. Maybe its not so “extremely rare.”

By: Engin Sayin

Engin Sayin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:58:58 +0000

Gene expression, structure and orientation might be slightly different between the right and left part of the body
Abstract
I observed the right and left kidneys, ovaries and testicles in the cows, calves, sheep and the rams. There was an obvious asymmetry, changing species to species and their’s individuals. In the one of the calves right kidney was heavier 300 gram and longer 3 cm than the left. Human body has a bilateral structure but there is an internal and external asymmetry.
Genotype determines phenotype. To produce the left-right asymmetry, there must be some differences in the same gene expression,structure and orientation between the right and left part of the body.I think there is also a handed mechanism here.
I tried to explain how this asymmetric phenotype might be programmed and oriented at the DNA leveI between the right and left part of the body
(This artcle is written and sent to Nature,Science at March 28,2008)

By: Louise Kirkegaard

Louise Kirkegaard — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:59:44 +0000

To the smithsonian. Venus is not alone with the two face. My cat Chihiro has the almost opposite split in the face. It is her left side that is black. But her eyes went from blue to yellow/green/Brown when she was 5 month old, like most cats. She has a facebook page to, But is not so famous
Perhaps it is not that unusual.
Best regards
Louise

By: Rodney Porter

Rodney Porter — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:14:51 +0000

what an interesting feline

By: Lucie

Lucie — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:52:36 +0000

Shoulda named her “Gemini”!

By: Odyssey8

Odyssey8 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:44:02 +0000

I think Venus is very beautiful! She is aptly named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.