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Successfully Sequenced Cats

The following cats have already been sequenced for this project!

99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Participants

Investigator University No. Cats Breeds / Species
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 3 Orientals
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 9 Bengal – Persian mixes, Oriental
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 1 MU DSH
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 2 Burmese
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 2 Devon Rex
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 1 LaPerm
Leslie Lyons Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 11 Worldwide races
Jackie Pearce Univ. of Missouri – Columbia 3 Felis nigripes
Niels Pedersen Univ. of California – Davis 2 Birman
Rory Todhunter Cornell University 5 Various breeds
Jeff Brockman Hill’s Pet Food (Pending) 2
Max Rothschild Iowa State 1 Random bred
Matthew Ellinwood Iowa State 1 Siamese
Dorian Garrick Iowa State 2 British Shorthairs
Tosso Leeb Univ. of Bern 1 DSH
Hannes Lohi Univ. of Helsinki 4 Ragdoll, Persian, DSH
William Murphy Texas A&M 1 Gus – DSH
Private Donor 1 Burmese
William Swanson Cincinnati Zoological Park 1 Otocolobus manul
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  • Several other investigators are interested in contributing and are raising funds for sequencing.
  • Gold high-lighted names represent the sequenced felines of other species beside the Felis catus.
Bengal Trio
The first trio to be sequenced by the 99 Lives Initiative was this trio (from left to right in the picture) the sire Orion, the dam Monkey, and the offspring Cali.
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The second trio sequenced for our 99 Lives Initiative was (from left to right in the picture) the sire Marcus, the dam Ares, and the offspring Dragon.
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The third trio to be sequenced was, from left to right, the sire Frank, the dam Camilla, and the offspring Bobble.

 

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Leslie A. Lyons, PhD
Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine
Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
E109 Vet Med Building
1520 E. Rollins St.
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
lyonsla@missouri.edu
Phone: 573 882 9777
Lab: 573 884 2287
Lab e-mail: felinegenome@missouri.edu
Professor Emerita - UC - Davis

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