Human women have stripey skin too, but you can't see it under normal light because unlike cats, skin tone in humans is not controlled by the X chromosome.
replyFor a more practical example, how does this work for the daughter of a colorblind person (the colorblindness gene is on the X chromosome)? Do they have four types of cones?
replyYes, but it's not limited to that case - there's two common variants of the green cone that respond to different wavelengths and people with two X chromosomes can have both, improving colour identification.
replyThat video seems to imply you can't see it under any light and the image there is pure visualization.
replyCan you link to a scientific article? I have severe doubts about that claim made on a random youtube video. In fact, I'd go as far as to claim that the content of the words here, are not correct. This is why I think a doi link to a research paper is necessary. I don't doubt that individual cells are, of course, chimeric, but I doubt the "stripey skin" claim. That one makes zero sense.
replyI just did a google search and this further confirms my suspicion. Thus I would like to ask for a link to a scientific article - until that happens I remain rather unconvinced.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00273442
replyI haven’t read it but I did find this