Lyons Feline Genetics Lab

10/29/2024

In honor of National Cat Day, learn how Mizzou’s Leslie Lyons and Gretchen Carlisle help our feline friends.

10/20/2024

Beautiful day in the Burgh!

05/07/2024

So jazzed for Nikki Peduzzi wedding - my best friend Lisa McClay's daughter! First time making peanut butter blossoms!

12/08/2023

Howdy ho everyone! The Genetic Test for Silver coloration in cats in now available on the laboratory website! Now we can unlock the secrets of Blofeld's cat too (big James Bond fan here - image from From Russia with Love)!
https://cvm.missouri.edu/research/feline-genetics-and-comparative-medicine-laboratory/silver-inhibitor-genetic-testing-in-domestic-cat-breeds/

09/17/2023

The Cat's Meow! How cats evolved from the savanna to your sofa - Jonathon B. Losos

12/06/2022

A new publication is on the way.

A study of cat DNA by CVM researcher and Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine Leslie Lyons reveals how agriculture bonded cats with people in ancient Mesopotamia.
https://cvm.missouri.edu/feline-genetics-help-pinpoint-first-ever-domestication-of-cats-mu-study-finds/

10/31/2022

Here is a recent interview with Dr. Leslie Lyons. Happy Halloween to all!

October 27th is National Black Cat Day and October is Black Cat Awareness Month, providing positive publicity to promote black cat adoptions.

08/08/2022

Wishing you and your feline companions a wonderful International Cat Day!

11/29/2020

New paper published on the differences between USA and Japanese cat breeds in collaboration with Dr. Matsumoto! Some breeds are similar - some are a bit different!
https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0888-7543(20)32016-4

11/25/2020

Ticked and Tabby

Good news - the DNA variants for the mutations that cause the Ticked pattern in cats - typical of Abyssinian, Somali and Singapura - have been identified. Two different mutations in one gene are implicated. Now cat breeders can request genetic testing to determine if their cats have one or two copies of the mutations. These mutations are dominant and act to suppress the markings a cat will have (spotted, mackerel, blotched) - which are partially controlled by the Tabby locus.

Don't forget to support our research via the 99 Lives Project at the MU Give Direct website (https://mizzougivedirect.missouri.edu/Division.aspx?division=C029) or from the laboratory website: http://felinegenetics.missouri.edu/

01/30/2020

https://scienmag.com/gene-hunting-the-power-of-precision-medicine/

MU researchers improve animal welfare by discovering genetic mutations that cause diseaseCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Humans and animals are made up of trillions of cells, and each cell contains DNA specific to that individual. Therefore, i

03/16/2019

I think we should do some whole genome sequencing of some Flerkens! How do we find them? The DNA will tell all! A must see for cat lovers - Captn. Marvel!