Devon Rex

Devon Rex
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Weight	Male: Ø 4.5 kg female: Ø 2.5–3 kg
allowed colors	all colors
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permitted coat drawing
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The Devon Rex is a pedigree cat . It has a goblin- like appearance due to its relatively large ears and flat, wide skull. Their fur is wavy to curly and relatively short. Her communicative nature is also remarkable.

origin

For the first time this came mutation in 1960 in the county of Devonshire in England on. The fur mutation itself was already known from Rex rabbits . The race name is also derived from these two facts.

Genetic basis

Devon Rex is based on a mutation in the krt71 gene (keratin). The same mutation leads to a different phenotype, the Sphinx cat . She is naked. There is therefore a polymorphism of the gene (see also: phenotypic variation # variations within a species and between different species ).

Related breeds

In addition to the Devon Rex, there are also the German Rex , the Cornish Rex and the Selkirk Rex (long hair).

Newer breeds with curly fur are the LaPerm (long hair), Bohemian Rex (long hair), and Ural Rex .

Web links

Commons : Devon Rex  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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wavy fur on the flanks of a Devon Rex cat