Cat coat genetics as "transmembrane aminopeptidase Q" ("Taqpep"), which also produces the king cheetah coat variant. Spotted tabbies have their stripes broken up into spots, which may be arranged vertically or horizontally. A 2010 study suggests that spotted is caused by the modification of mackerel stripes, and may cause varying phenotypes such as "broken mackerel" tabbies via multiple loci. The "Ticked" gene, "T / t", produces an "Abyssinian ticked" or non-patterned agouti tabby with the dominant allele, having virtually no stripes or bars. Stripes usually remain to some extent on the face, tail, legs, and sometimes the chest. The dominant ticked tabby allele
Spotted sand-diver Spotted sand-diver The spotted sand-diver ("Trichonotus setiger") is a perciform fish in the family Trichonotidae. "T. setiger" is the type species of genus "Trichonotus". Spotted sand-divers reach a maximum length of . They have 39 to 41 soft dorsal spines. Males can be distinguished from females by their long dorsal fin rays and larger size. "T. setiger" can be found from the Persian Gulf to Queensland and Melanesia Spotted sand-divers occur in large groups where there are steep sand slopes. They hover above clean sandy substrates and dive into the sand when disturbed. The habiata ususally contains some silt. They