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LibreParcours — Cat Color Guide 1
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I made this for fun (and 'cause I'm a huge genetics nerd) and I hope you guys find this helpful!*NOTE I'm not saying this is 100% accurate, so please double check before taking my complete word for this, as I am not a professional cat studier.
Quick terms:
Eumelanin, aka the stuff that makes hair dark colored, is classified in cats with a "B".
Pheomelanin, aka the stuff that makes hair light colored, is classified in cats with "X's, O's and Y's, depending on the gender.
Heterozygous = carries different genes, ex: Aa
Homozygous = carries the same gene, ex: AA | aa
Allele = one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
Gene = a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
Dominant = Will have this gene, or a big chance of carrying it.
Semi-dominant = Will have this gene if paired with a recessive, might carry it if paired with a dominant.
Recessive = Will only show this gene if paired with another recessive, might carry it if paired with a more dominant gene.
Agouti = Tabby patterns in cats.
A) Reds ::
Status :: Dominant Gene
Alleles ::
Homozygous: XOY in males | XOXO in females
Heterozyogous: XOXo (results in tortoiseshell female)
Does Not Carry: XoY/XoXo
With Agouti: XOY/AA | XOY/Aa | XOXO/AA | XOXO/Aa | XOXo/AA | XOXo/Aa
With Dilute: XOY/dd | XOXO/dd | XOXo/dd
B) Blacks ::
Status :: Dominant Gene
Alleles ::
Homozygous: BB offspring will be black, unless partnered with a red carrier.
Heterozyogous: Bb could have choco babies | Bbl could have cinnamon babies (if partnered with another cinnamon carrier!)
With Agouti: BB/AA | BB/Aa | Bb/AA | Bb/Aa | Bbl/AA | Bbl/Aa
With Dilute: BB/dd | Bb/dd | Bbl/dd
C) Chocolates ::
Status :: Semi-Dominant
Alleles ::
Homozygous: bb offspring will be choco, unless partnered with a black or red carrier.
Heterozyogous: bbl could have cinnamon babies (if partnered with another cinnamon carrier !)
Other: n/a
With Agouti: bb/AA | bb/Aa | bbl/AA | bbl/Aa
With Dilute: bb/dd | bbl/dd
D) Cinnamons ::
Status :: Recessive Gene
Alleles ::
Homozygous: blbl offspring will have a 50/50 chance of being this colored if paired with a carrier, or 100% chance with another cinnamon.
Heterozyogous: n/a
Other: n/a
With Agouti: blbl/AA | blbl/Aa
With Dilute: blbl/dd
E) Caramels ::
Status :: Semi-Dominant Gene (CAN ONLY BE SHOWN IF THE CAT IS DILUTE AS IT'S ALLELE CODE LITERALLY STANDS FOR Dilute Modifier = Dm !)
Alleles ::
Homozygous: DmDm
Heterozyogous: Dmdm
Does Not Carry: dmdm
With Agouti: DmDm/AA | DmDm/Aa | Dmdm/AA | Dmdm/Aa
With Dilute: dd/DmDm | dd/Dmdm
With Eumelanin: B--/dd/Dm--/b--/dd/Dm--
With Pheomelanin: XO-/dd/Dm--
F) Color Points ::
Status :: Recessive Gene (Types of Albinism)
Alleles ::
Siamese:
Homozygous: cscs
Heterozyogous: n/a
Does Not Carry: CC | Ccs | Ccb
With Agouti: A-/cscs
With Dilute: dd/cscs
With Eumelanin: B--/cscs | b--/cscs
With Pheomelanin: XO-/cscs
Siamese: (Occurs when a sepia pairs with a siamese, kittens have a 50% chance of being mink)
Homozygous: cscb
Heterozyogous: n/a
Does Not Carry: CC | Ccs | Ccb
With Agouti: A-/cscb
With Dilute: dd/cscb
With Eumelanin: B--/cscb | b--/cscb
With Pheomelanin: XO-/cscb
Sepia:
Homozygous: cbcb
Heterozyogous: n/a
Does Not Carry: CC | Ccs | Ccb
With Agouti: A-/cbcb
With Dilute: dd/cbcb
With Eumelanin: B--/cbcb | b--/cbcb
With Pheomelanin: XO-/cbcb
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