Cat coat genetics
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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
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
Bicolor cat
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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
Cat coat genetics
…they are both on the KIT gene. The two have been combined into a single white spotting locus (W). White spotting can take many forms of particoloured (bicolour or tricolour) patterns, from a small spot of white to the mostly-white Van pattern of the Turkish Van, while epistatic white produces a completely white…
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