{"slug":"","question":"The 'king cheetah' coat pattern is caused by a mutation in which gene, and what is the inheritance pattern?","topic":"COAT GENETICS","answer_a":"A recessive mutation in the Taqpep gene","answer_b":"An incomplete dominant in the ASIP gene","answer_c":"A mitochondrial inheritance pattern","answer_d":"A chromosomal translocation","correct_index":0,"fact":"The 'king cheetah' coat — blotchy merged stripes instead of discrete spots — is caused by a recessive mutation in Taqpep, the same gene responsible for blotched tabby patterns in domestic cats. Both parents must carry it."}