A pedigree cat called Cinnamon has made scientific history by becoming the first feline to have its DNA decoded.
The domestic cat now joins the select club of mammals whose genome has been deciphered - including dogs, chimps, rats, mice, cows and people.
The genome map is expected to shed light on both feline and human disease.
Cats get hundreds of illnesses similar to human ones, including a feline version of HIV, known as SIV, and a hereditary form of blindness.
