Scottish fold

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Scottish fold

a breed of cats all of which trace their parentage to a mutant Scottish farm cat. Their distinctive feature is the forward and downward folding of ear cartilages that becomes apparent as kittens mature. This is inherited as a dominant trait which when homozygous is associated with multiple cartilaginous and bony malformations. To avoid these defects, Scottish fold cats are bred to normal eared cats and about half the offspring are otherwise normal cats with the fold.

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Scottish osteodystrophy			Some cats also have folded ears called Scottish Folds. Cat Body Information and Cat Care of Each Body Pary by Martin Marks / Pets and Animals community But I am also a remarkable, brave, and perfectly beautiful Scottish Fold. Stuart, the lucky library cat: he had to know--what kind of cat was ... by Stice, Carole F. / Highlights for Children It was the German who brought him into the Scottish fold and last night Quashie, who declared himself fit and ready after a bruised calf had threatened his involvement, said: 'I would like to take this chance to say that Berti was terrific with me. Football: GIVE TOMMY T THE JOB; Quashie hails Burns as the successor ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Scotch cramp Scotchcast Scotchtape Test scoto- scotochromogen scotochromogenic scotodinia scotoma scotomagraph scotomatous scotometer scotometry scotophilia scotophobia scotopia scotopic scotopic adaptation scotopic eye scotopic vision scotopsin Scott operation Scottie Scottish blackface Scottish deerhound Scottish fancy Scottish fold Scottish osteodystrophy Scottish terrier Scotty Scotty cramp Scotty Dog Sign scour scouring scours scout film Scoville retractor Scoville Scale SCPK scr. Scrabble Scramble Scrambled Egg Appearance scrape scraper Scrapie scraping scratch scratch test scratches scratching screamer's nodule			Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department Scottish Executive's Environment and Rural Affairs Department Scottish Executive, Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Scottish Exporters Virtual Community Scottish Family Law Association Scottish fancy Scottish Farmed Salmon Scottish Farmed Salmon Scottish Farmed Salmon Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling Scottish Federation of Baton Twirling Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers Scottish Federation of University Women Scottish Fields Service Scottish Film Production Fund Scottish Fine Art Group Scottish Fire Services College Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Scottish Flag Football Association Scottish fold Scottish Fold cat Scottish Fold cat Scottish Fold cat Scottish Food and Drink Federation Scottish Food Co-Ordinating Committee Scottish Food Quality Certification Scottish Football Association Scottish Ford Owners Club Scottish Forest Rally School Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme Scottish Forum for Public Health Scottish Friendly Assurance Scottish Fuel Cell Consortium Scottish Functional Programming Workshop Scottish Funding Council Scottish Further Education Funding Council Scottish Further Education Unit Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic Scottish gaelic language Scottish gaelic language Scottish Gaelic language and literature Scottish Gaelic language and literature Scottish Gaelic Texts Society Scottish Game Angling Instructor Scottish Game Angling Instructors Certificate Scottish games Scottish games Scottish General Practitioners Committee

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