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I always wash my hands before I wash my face
And see me, I move with ultimate grace
Something I eat could also be a toy
I'm usually a girl and very rarely a boy
I have a close cousin who lacks my white
And I may hiss and spit when in a fight
And see me, I move with ultimate grace
Something I eat could also be a toy
I'm usually a girl and very rarely a boy
I have a close cousin who lacks my white
And I may hiss and spit when in a fight
Hint
The food or toy is an animal.Answer
A calico catThe calico coloring (orange, brown and white) comes from a recessive sex-linked gene, so can only be found in females (XX chromosomes) or in XXY males, which are rare. The tortoiseshell coloring (orange and brown) comes from the same gene.
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