A bicolor cat is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example, solid black, tabby, or colorpointed. There are various patterns of a bicolor cat. Bicolor coats are found in m
Chelsea Clinton's cat Socks (1989–2009) lived in the White House from 1993 to 2001. Socks was a bicolor cat with low-grade spotting, or tuxedo cat.
Bicolor grade chart, ranging from 1 (solid colored) to 10 (solid white)
A van-patterned red tabby-and-white Turkish Van cat
Bi-color cat with a harlequin pattern coat
Cat coat genetics determine the colouration, pattern, length, and texture of feline fur. The variations among cat coats are physical properties and should not be confused with cat breeds. A cat may di
Bicolor cat
…many patterns, such as "cap-and-saddle", "mask-and-mantle" and "harlequin" (also known as "magpie"). Solid-color bicolor cats occur because there is a white spotting gene present with a recessive allele of the agouti gene. The agouti gene evens out the striped pattern within coat colors. In contrast, tabby cats have an…
A tabby mother and her kittens, showing different colourations
A male red tabby showing the XOY-phenotype
A female black tortoiseshell cat showing the XOXo-phenotype
A cream (diluted red) tabby cat