May 17, 2014 8:16 AM
STAFFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rocky's mother was 98 percent bobcat.
But because a DNA test couldn't determine the 38-pound feline's father's lineage, a judge ruled Friday that the runaway cat be returned to a New Jersey woman.
Municipal Court Judge Damian Murray ruled that Ginny Fine can regain custody of Rocky after a mitochondrial DNA test found that the cat's mother was 98 percent bobcat, but couldn't determine its father's lineage, the Asbury Park Press reported (http://on.app.com/1oA0Am1 ).
Mitochondrial DNA is inherited solely from the mother.
"The bottom line is, Rocky goes home," Murray said.
Fine, who has maintained that Rocky is a hybrid bobcat and Maine coon, said she was shocked by the ruling.
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