Why aren there any male calico cats?
Calicos are predominately female. This is a result of the way that the feline genetic code accounts for the orange and black colors. The gene for fur color appears on the X chromosome. Therefore, calicos need two X chromosomes, which usually gives them a set of XX. This should result in a female cat. The Y chromosome does not contain any coding for fur color. Therefore, since male cats are XY and not XX, calico cats are very rarely males. However, this is not always the case. Cells do not always divide correctly, so sometimes instead of an XX or XY sex chromosome pairing, the kitten ends up with three chromosomes. For instance, such a kitten may have XXY. If the two X chromosomes contain codes for different colors, then it is possible to end up with a male calico. This is very rare, as it requires that the correct colors of cats mate as well as that there is an error in the formation of the cat embryo. .Calico cats are generally considered to be lucky throughout several different cultu
