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this was probably a new rex mutation and that it was recessive. The density of the hair was similar to normally coated Maine Coons, but consisted only of down type hairs with a normal down type helical curl, which varied as in normal down hairs. Whiskers were more curved, but not curly. Maine Coons do not have awn hairs, and after moulting, the rexes had a very thin coat.
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1938:) gene. The dominant allele codes for the short coat is seen in most cats. Long coats are coded for by at least four different recessively inherited mutations, the alleles of which have been identified. The most ubiquitous is found in most or all long haired breeds while the remaining three are found only in Ragdolls, Norwegian Forest Cats, and Maine Coons.
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930:. The homozygous recessive genotype when combined with the agouti gene (iiA-), produces tabby coloration, which can vary along a spectrum ranging from a deeply patterned brown tabby, to a lighter "golden tabby", to the very lightly colored shaded or chinchilla golden colors. Red and cream cats with the inhibitor gene (I-O-) are commonly called "cameo".
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199:, in which some parts of the fur are orange and others areas non-orange. One in three thousand tortoiseshell cats are male, making the combination possible but rare- however, due to the nature of their genetics, male tortoiseshells often exhibit chromosomal abnormalities. In one study, less than a third of male calicos had a simple XXY
1144:. The deafness is due to a reduction in the population and survival of melanoblast stem cells, which in addition to creating pigment-producing cells, develop into a variety of neurological cell types. White cats with one or two blue eyes have a particularly high likelihood of being deaf. Dominant white is distinct from albinism (
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modification of mackerel stripes, and may cause varying phenotypes such as "broken mackerel" tabbies via multiple loci. If the genes are Sp/Sp or Sp/sp the tabby coat will be spotted or broken. If it is an sp/sp gene, the tabby pattern will remain either mackerel or blotched. This gene has no effect on cats with a ticked coat.
1237:; thus, little or no pigment is produced except in the extremities or points where the skin is slightly cooler. For this reason, colorpoint cats tend to darken with age as bodily temperature drops; also, the fur over a significant injury may sometimes darken or lighten as a result of temperature change. More specifically, the
450:) changes black pigment to amber or light amber, similar in appearance to red and cream. Kittens are born dark but lighten up as they age. Paws and nose still exhibit the original undiluted color in contrast to other diluted colors, where paws and nose have the diluted color. This phenomenon was first identified in
195:. The orange allele is O, and non-orange is o. Males can typically only be orange or non-orange due to only having one X chromosome. Since females have two X chromosomes, they have two alleles of this gene. OO results in orange fur, oo results in fur without any orange (black, brown, etc.), and Oo results in a
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cats, but due to crossbreeding may also appear in any (non-pedigree) domesticated cat. A colorpoint cat has dark colors on the face, ears, feet, and tail, with a lighter version of the same color on the rest of the body, and possibly some white. The exact name of the colorpoint pattern depends on the
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have pigment production throughout the entire growth cycle of the hair and therefore along its full length. These homozygotes are solidly dark throughout, which obscures the appearance of the characteristic dark tabby markings—sometimes a suggestion of the underlying pattern, called "ghost striping",
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Tabby cats have a range of variegated and blotched coats, consisting of a dark pattern on a lighter background. This variety is derived from the interplay of multiple genes and resulting phenotypes. Most tabbies feature thin dark markings on the face, including the 'M' on the forehead and an eyeliner
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Kaelin, C. B.; Xu, X.; Hong, L. Z.; David, V. A.; McGowan, K. A.; Schmidt-KĂĽntzel, A.; Roelke, M. E.; Pino, J.; Pontius, J.; Cooper, G. M.; Manuel, H.; Swanson, W. F.; Marker, L.; Harper, C. K.; van Dyk, A.; Yue, B.; Mullikin, J. C.; Warren, W. C.; Eizirik, E.; Kos, L.; O'Brien, S. J.; Barsh, G. S.;
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codes for long hair. In the longhaired cat, the transition from anagen (hair growth) to catagen (cessation of hair growth) is delayed due to this mutation. A rare recessive shorthair gene has been observed in some lines of
Persian cat (silvers) where two longhaired parents have produced shorthaired
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In many breeds, coat gene mutations are unwelcome. An example is the rex allele which appeared in Maine Coons in the early 1990s. Rexes appeared in
America, Germany and the UK, where one breeder caused consternation by calling them "Maine Waves". Two UK breeders did test mating which indicated that
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There have been many genes identified that result in unusual cat fur. These genes were discovered in random-bred cats and selected for. Some of the genes are in danger of going extinct because the cats are not sold beyond the region where the mutation originated or there is simply not enough demand
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Silver agouti cats can have a range of phenotypes, from silver tabby, to silver shaded (under half the hair is pigmented, approx. 1/3 of hair length), to tipped silver also called chinchilla or shell (only the very tip of the hair is pigmented, approx. 1/8 of hair length). This seems to be affected
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hairs that are fully colored only at the tip and have a white base. This allele appears to interact with other genes to produce various degrees of tipping, ranging from deeply tipped silver tabby to lightly tipped shaded silver and chinchilla silver. The inhibitor gene interacts with the non-agouti
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genes) are theorized to be responsible for creating various type of spotting patterns, many of which are variations on a basic mackerel or classic pattern. There are also hypothetical factors which affect the timing and frequency of the agouti shift, affecting agouti band width and the number and
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tabby pattern (broad bands, whorls, and spirals of dark color on pale background usually with bulls-eye or oyster pattern on flank). Spotted tabbies have their stripes broken up into spots, which may be arranged vertically or horizontally. A 2010 study suggests that spotted coats are caused by the
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Likewise, poorly-expressed non-agouti or over-expression of melanin inhibitor will cause a pale, washed out black smoke. Various polygenes (sets of related genes), epigenetic factors, or modifier genes, as yet unidentified, are believed to result in different phenotypes of coloration, some deemed
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A true tricolor must consist of three colors: white, a red-based color like ginger or cream, and black-based color like black or blue. Tricolor should not be mistaken for the natural gradations in a tabby pattern. The shades which are present in the pale bands of a tabby are not considered to
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A typical cat coat exists of all three natural hair types, but due to the equal lengths of two of these hairs, the coat is still considered double-layered. Typically, the down hairs comprise the undercoat while the guard and awn hairs make up the basic top coat. Double-coated cats with thick
1594:, shaded, or smoke cat is complex. Not only are there many interacting genes, but genes sometimes do not express themselves fully, or conflict with one another. For example, the silver melanin inhibitor gene in some instances does not block pigment, resulting in a grayer undercoat, or in
1464:. The dominant form causes melanin production to be suppressed, but it affects phaeomelanin (red pigment) much more than eumelanin (black or brown pigment). On tabbies, this turns the background a sparkling silver color while leaving the stripe color intact, making a cold-toned
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actual color. A few examples are seal points (dark brown to black), chocolate points (warm, lighter brown), blue points (gray), lilac or frost points (silvery gray-pink), red or flame points (orange), and tortie (tortoiseshell mottling) points. This pattern is the result of a
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determine the coloration, 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 display the coat of a certain breed without actually being that breed. For example, a
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alleles (Maltese dilution), black fur becomes "blue" (appearing gray), chocolate fur becomes "lilac" (appearing light, almost grayish brown-lavender), cinnamon fur becomes "fawn", and red fur becomes "cream". Similar to red cats, all cream cats are tabbies. The
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The pelt color commonly referred to as "orange" is scientifically known as red. Other common names include yellow, ginger, and marmalade. Red show cats have a deep orange color, but it can also present as a yellow or light ginger color. Unidentified "rufousing
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w=salmiak allele, recessive allele. In addition to a white tuxedo pattern, hairs are colored at the root fading into white at the tips, except on the head, where they are often colored all the way through. It was found in
Finland and the name means "salty
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Most oriental breeds only express one single layer of silky coat. However, cats can also have double-layered coats out of two hair types in which the down hairs form the soft, insulating undercoat, and the guard hairs form the protective outer coat.
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whose fur turns pale golden in adulthood, due to low levels of phaeomelanin production. These cats resemble shaded or tipped goldens, but are genetically shaded or tipped silvers. This is probably related to the phenomenon known as "tarnishing" in
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genotype. That is, in red or cream colored cats, tabby marking is displayed regardless of the genotype at the agouti locus. However, some red and most cream tabbies do have a fainter pattern when lacking an agouti allele, indicating that the
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gene determines whether or not there will be any white in the coat, except when a solid white coat is caused by albinism. White spotting and epistatic white (also known as dominant white) were long thought to be two separate genes (called
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Lyons, L. A.; Bailey, S. J.; Baysac, K. C.; Byrns, G.; Erdman, C. A.; Fretwell, N.; Froenicke, L.; Gazlay, K. W.; Geary, L. A.; Grahn, J. C.; Grahn, R. A.; Karere, G. M.; Lipinski, M. J.; Rah, H.; Ruhe, M. T.; Bach, L. H. (August 2006).
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Gandolfi, Barbara; Alhaddad, Hasan; Affolter, Verena K.; Brockman, Jeffrey; Haggstrom, Jens; Joslin, Shannon E. K.; Koehne, Amanda L.; Mullikin, James C.; Outerbridge, Catherine A.; Warren, Wesley C.; Lyons, Leslie A. (27 June 2013).
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gene. Shaded golden and tipped golden are also possible, in the same hair length distribution as the silver-gene. However, there is no golden smoke, because the combination of wide band and nonagouti simply produces a solid cat.
1170:)= high degree of spotting white (between 0–50% white); bicolor/tricolor or ventral white (usually the feet, nose, chest, and belly), which is dominant to solid color. Heterozygous cats have somewhere between 0-50% white.
961:. Because this requires two X chromosomes, the vast majority of tortoiseshells are female, with approximately 1 in 3,000 being male. Male tortoiseshells can occur as a result of chromosomal abnormalities such as
734:) locus on chromosome B1 controls the generation of "ticked coats", agouti coats with virtually no stripes or bars. Ticked tabbies are rare in the random-bred population, but fixed in certain breeds such as the
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1128:). White spotting can take many forms, from a small spot of white to the mostly-white pattern of the Turkish Van, while epistatic white produces a fully white cat (solid or self white). The KIT gene
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is a recessive browning gene that dilutes black to mahogany, brown to light brown and chocolate to pale coffee. It is different from the browning gene and has only been observed in laboratory cats.
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Additionally, there even exist cats which express all three natural types of cat hair in different lengths and structures, which form three different layers. These cats are called triple-coated.
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There are various genes producing curly-coated or "rex" cats. New types of rex arise spontaneously in random-bred cats now and then. Some of the rex genes that breeders have selected for are:
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material, and is called a tortoiseshell cat. An Oo cat with a large amount of white will have bigger, clearly defined patches of black/red and blue/cream, and is called a calico in the US.
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The agouti factor determines the "background" of the tabby coat, which consists of hairs that are banded with dark eumelanin and lighter phaeomelanin along the length of the hair shaft. The
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A tabby mother and her kittens, showing different colorations (the red parts of the mother are not visible, but since she has both black and red kittens she must carry both of the colours)
2235:. As well as sparse coat, the hairs are thin, straggly and contorted and there is brown exudate around the eyes and nose and on the chest and stomach. A similar condition is linked to
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Peterschmitt, M.; Grain, F.; Arnaud, B.; Deléage, G.; Lambert, V. (August 2009). "Mutation in the melanocortin 1 receptor is associated with amber colour in the
Norwegian Forest Cat".
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breed. Stripes often remain to some extent on the face, tail, legs, and sometimes the chest ("bleeding through"). Traditionally, this has been thought to happen in heterozygotes (
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With intermediate amounts of white, a cat may exhibit a calico pattern, a tortie pattern, or something in between, depending on other epigenetic factors. Blue tortoiseshell, or
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Another recessive mutation at extension was discovered which causes the russet color in
Burmese cats. It is symbolized as e. Like amber cats, russet cats lighten as they age.
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Schmidt-Küntzel, A.; Nelson, G.; David, V. A.; Schäffer, A. A.; Eizirik, E.; Roelke, M. E.; Kehler, J. S.; Hannah, S. S.; O'Brien, S. J.; Menotti-Raymond, M. (April 2009).
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Eizirik, E.; David, V. A.; Buckley-Beason, V.; Roelke, M. E.; Schäffer, A. A.; Hannah, S. S.; Narfström, K.; O'Brien, S. J.; Menotti-Raymond, M.; Reed, K. (January 2010).
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818:). The ticked tabby allele is epistatic to and therefore completely (or mostly) masks all the other tabby alleles, "hiding" the patterns they would otherwise express.
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allele is a single-base deletion that truncates the protein. If the cat has d/d genes, the coat is diluted. If the genes are D/D or D/d, the coat will be unaffected.
432:, "caramelizes" the dilute colors as a dominant trait. The existence of this phenomenon as a discrete gene is a controversial subject among feline enthusiasts.
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Montague, M. J.; Li, G.; Gandolfi, B.; Khan, R.; Aken, B. L.; Searle, S. M.; Minx, P.; Hillier, L. W.; Koboldt, D. C.; Davis, B. W.; Driscoll, C. A. (2014).
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Kehler, J. S.; David, V. A.; Schäffer, A. A.; Bajema, K.; Eizirik, E.; Ryugo, D. K.; Hannah, S. S.; O'Brien, S. J.; Menotti-Raymond, M. (September 2007).
1341:, thus mutations in the early parts of that pathway may affect not only pigment, but also neurological development. This results in a higher frequency of
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is a novel mutation in
Burmese cats that results in a color pattern named mocha. Its interactions with other alleles have not yet been fully established.
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W (or W)=dominant white (solid/self white), autosomal dominant allele. It causes complete white coloration by disrupting replication and migration of
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Cat fur can be short, long, curly, or hairless. Most cats are short-haired, like their ancestor. The fur can naturally come in three types of hairs;
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Anderson, Heidi; Salonen, Milla; Toivola, Sari; Blades, Matthew; Lyons, Leslie A.; Forman, Oliver P.; Hytönen, Marjo K.; Lohi, Hannes (9 May 2024).
3286:"Mining the 99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Consortium database implicates genes and variants for the Ticked locus in domestic cats ( Felis catus )"
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locus on chromosome A1 accounts for most tabby patterns seen in domestic cats, including those patterns seen in most breeds. The dominant allele
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The basic tortoiseshell pattern has several different colors depending on the color of the eumelanin (the B locus), and dilution (the D locus).
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or is stressed, causing her unborn kittens' fur to develop a silver-type color (silver-grey, cream, or reddish) rather than what the kitten's
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effect, pigmented lips and paws, and a pink nose outlined in darker pigment. However, the following different coat patterns are all possible:
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Drögemüller, C.; Rüfenacht, S.; Wichert, B.; Leeb, T. (June 2007). "Mutations within the FGF5 gene are associated with hair length in cats".
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1852:. The length, density and proportions of these three hairs varies greatly between breeds, and in some cats only one or two types are found.
2931:"A domestic cat X chromosome linkage map and the sex-linked orange locus: mapping of orange, multiple origins and epistasis over nonagouti"
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Lyons, L. A.; Foe, I. T.; Rah, H. C.; Grahn, R. A. (May 2005). "Chocolate coated cats: TYRP1 mutations for brown color in domestic cats".
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would normally cause. After birth, over some weeks the silver fur is replaced naturally by fur colors according to the kitten's genetics.
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produce classic (sometimes referred to as blotched) tabbies. The gene responsible for this differential patterning has been identified as
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122:. Chocolate is a rich dark brown color, and is referred to as chestnut in some breeds. Cinnamon is a light brown which may be reddish.
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If a cat has the wide band trait but no silver melanin inhibitor, the band will be golden instead of silver. These cats are known as
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Gustafson, N. A.; Gandolfi, B.; Lyons, L. A. (2017). "Not
Another Type of Potato: MC1R and the Russet Coloration of Burmese Cats".
1177:)=low degree of spotting white (between 50 and 100% white); dominant harlequin and van pattern. The van pattern is named after the
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Gandolfi, B; Outerbridge, CA; Beresford, LG; Myers, JA; Pimentel, M; Alhaddad, H; Grahn, JC; Grahn, RA; Lyons, LA (October 2010).
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Factors affecting the amount and quality of eumelanin and/or phaeomelanin pigment expression (such as theorized rufousing factors)
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into the skin. The carriers of this allele are white regardless of any other color-associated gene. It is linked to blue eyes and
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4495:"To the Root of the Curl: A Signature of a Recent Selective Sweep Identifies a Mutation That Defines the Cornish Rex Cat Breed"
4393:"Four independent mutations in the feline fibroblast growth factor 5 gene determine the long-haired phenotype in domestic cats"
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to certain patches in the skin, thus leading to the formation of white spots. It exhibits codominance and variable expression:
713:) is the mackerel tabby (stripes look like thin fishbones and may break up into bars or spots). The most common variant is the
304:), a protein involved in the transportation and deposition of pigment into a growing hair. When a cat has two of the recessive
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genotype does still have a faint effect even if it does not induce complete masking. The mechanism of this process is unknown.
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cats. It produces a pattern similar to the
Siamese colorpoint, but with a much lower contrast and amber-yellow to green eyes.
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3880:"A new Finnish flavor of feline coat coloration, 'salmiak,' is associated with a 95-kb deletion downstream of the KIT gene"
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3173:"Defining and mapping mammalian coat pattern genes: multiple genomic regions implicated in domestic cat stripes and spots"
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which causes roughness and swelling on the hairs. The swelling is due to enlargement of the inner core of medulla cells.
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is the wildtype allele resulting in full pigmentation and is completely dominant to all other known alleles at the locus.
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3770:"Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication"
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w (or N)=wild-type or normal (non-white coats), recessive allele. Homozygotes for it won't have any white in their coat.
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undercoats require daily grooming as these coats are more prone to matting. Double coats are found in for example the
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factors, which make the silver band at the base of the hair wider. Breeders often notate wide band as a single gene
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can be seen, especially in bright slanted light on kittens and on the legs, tail and sometimes elsewhere on adults.
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are known for their unique triple coats, which provides double insulation to withstand their natural cold climate.
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karyotype, slightly more than a third were complicated XXY mosaics, and about a third had no XXY component at all.
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Tortoiseshells have patches of orange fur (pheomelanin based) and black or brown (eumelanin based) fur, caused by
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Factors affecting the number and width of bands of color on each hair, such as the hypothetical wide band gene
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1253:). Two distinct alleles causing blue-eyed and pink-eyed albinism respectively have been previously theorized.
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Abitbol, Marie; Bossé, Philippe; Grimard, Bénédicte; Martignat, Lionel; Tiret, Laurent (15 September 2016).
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Factors to clear up residual striping (hypothetical Chaos, Confusion, Unconfused, Erase, and Roan factors).
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are known as "tortoiseshell and white", while those with a larger amount are known in the United States as
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4562:"The curly coat phenotype of the Ural Rex feline breed is associated with a mutation in the lipase H gene"
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type cats have a normal coat.) This phenomenon may also colloquially be referred to as additive dominance.
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Eizirik, E.; Yuhki, N.; Johnson, W. E.; Menotti-Raymond, M.; Hannah, S. S.; O'Brien, S. J. (March 2003).
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Diluted brown (black=mahogany, chocolate=light brown, cinnamon=pale coffee), no effect; Unverified gene
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3917:"Tyrosinase mutations associated with Siamese and Burmese patterns in the domestic cat (Felis catus)"
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Turner, P.; Robinson, R. (November 1980). "Melanin inhibitor: a dominant gene in the domestic cat".
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because the three possible allele pairings relate to three different phenotypes: heterozygous cats (
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Agouti hair of a brown tabby with phaeomelanin (red pigment) and eumelanin (black or brown pigment).
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undercoat gene, results in cats with no undercoat. However, the proportional relationship between
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and c2 are two synonymous alleles recessive to all other alleles at the locus that cause albinism.
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of the protein replaces the 16 C-terminal residues with 109 new ones (N977Kfs110), generating the
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408:, showing the colour difference with age. On the left a female kitten, on the right a male adult.
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is commonly used for red silver and cream silver (inhibitor gene (I-O-)) colored coats in cats.
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Lyons LA, Buckley RM, Harvey RJ, et al. (99 Lives Cat Genome
Consortium) (29 March 2021).
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ticked fur, known as "grizzled". This phenomenon is purported to have been inherited from the
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locus is unknown. It has been narrowed down to a 3.5 Mb stretch on the X chromosome in 2009.
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3966:"Albinism in the domestic cat (Felis catus) is associated with a tyrosinase (TYR) mutation"
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causes the banding and thus an overall lightening effect on the hair, while the recessive
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Vella, Carolyn M.; Shelton, Lorraine M.; McGonagle, John J.; Stanglein, Terry W. (1999).
1598:(yellowish or rusty fur). The grayer undercoat is considered less desirable to fanciers.
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There is a gene not yet identified, but believed to be related to the agouti gene in the
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GĂłrska, Agnieszka; Drobik-Czwarno, Wioleta; GĂłrska, Agata; BryĹ›, Joanna (2 June 2022).
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Some rex cats are prone to temporary hairlessness, known as baldness, during moulting.
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3644:"Genetic Determination of the Amount of White Spotting: A Case Study in Siberian Cats"
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3729:"Coat color and coat color pattern-related neurologic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases"
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Diluted color (black=blue, chocolate=lilac, cinnamon=fawn, orange=cream), no effect
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Although the
Siamese colorpoint pattern is the most famous coloration produced by
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does not initiate this shift in the pigmentation pathway. As a result, homozygous
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Kaelin, Christopher B.; McGowan, Kelly A.; Barsh, Gregory S. (7 September 2021).
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4229:"7 Kittens Born with 'Fever Coat', Their True Colors Begin to Show As They Grow"
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quality of alternating bands of eumelanin and phaeomelanin on individual hairs.
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2873:(2nd ed.), Wellesley, Massachusetts: A. K. Peters, Ltd., pp. 18–19,
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A modifying factor has also been hypothesized in shaded silver and chinchilla
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is an allele completely recessive to the wildtype and completely dominant to
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4265:"Unique Litter of Kittens Born With 'Fever Coat'. But What Is 'Fever Coat'?"
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3226:"Specifying and sustaining pigmentation patterns in domestic and wild cats"
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region in Turkey, and expresses as coloration limited to the head and tail.
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Imes, D. L.; Geary, L. A.; Grahn, R. A.; Lyons, L. A. (20 January 2006).
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3708:. Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California, Davis
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is an effect known in domestic cats, where a pregnant female cat has a
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is the recessive one. The causative gene for ticked tabby markings is
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Lyons, L. A.; Imes, D. L.; Rah, H. C.; Grahn, R. A. (31 March 2005).
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cats. They have bent or crooked hair producing springy, crinkled fur.
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4445:"The naked truth: Sphynx and Devon Rex cat breed mutations in KRT71"
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Cat Colors FAQ: Common Colors - Torties, Patched Tabbies and Calicos
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Tabby agouti, shaded, tipped, smoke, silver, golden, "sunshine" (
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973:, where two early stage embryos are merged into a single kitten.
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4062:"Mocha tyrosinase variant: a new flavour of cat coat coloration"
3111:"Molecular genetics and evolution of melanism in the cat family"
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Manakhov, A. D.; Andreeva, T. V.; Rogaev, E. I. (28 May 2020).
3343:"Developmental genetics of color pattern establishment in cats"
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Mackerel: thin, dark stripes (sometimes called "tiger stripes")
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802:, which is associated with . Both variants are present in the
4300:
The complete cat breed book - choose the perfect cat for you
4118:"White Tigers Are All Inbred, Cross Eyed and Suffer Greatly"
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Comparison of different black (seal, sable) colourpoint cats
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The rosette tabby pattern is a pattern similar to that of a
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Tabby pattern genes (such as T masking the tabby pattern).
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Spotted: broken bands that look more like individual spots
2053:. However, most breeders consider the German Rex to have
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spots are spread over the body. The pattern is found in
4681:
The Pigment Parade: White and White Spotting in the Cat
4023:"Allelic heterogeneity of albinism in the domestic cat"
3572:"Table: Calico and Black and Orange Tortoiseshell Cats"
3007:"Recessive Brown - The Enigmatic Barrington Brown Gene"
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The Wh gene (dominant, possibly incomplete) results in
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Tortoiseshell cats with small white patches are called
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breed that produces silver-tipped black fur similar to
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Yu, Y.; Grahn, R. A.; Lyons, L. A. (4 February 2019).
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allele associated with the Siamese colorpoint pattern.
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cats), dominant allele. It only disrupts migration of
191:(black or brown pigment). This gene is located on the
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Genetics responsible for the appearance of a cat's fur
4247:"Amazing Color-changing Kittens: What Is Fever Coat?"
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Here are a few other genes resulting in unusual fur:
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The genetic influences on tipped or shaded cats are:
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Agouti hair showing alternating bands along the shaft
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The genetics involved in producing the ideal tabby,
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2423:(Modifier to tabby) spotted tabby, no modification
2398:(Epistatic to tabby) ticked, full body ticked (see
746:is the dominant allele that produces ticked coats;
4332:"What Is the Difference Between Cat Hair and Fur?"
3458:"Cat Colours and Patterns - Plain English Version"
3409:"The Tabby cat locus maps to feline chromosome B1"
2106:) may have a tighter curl and less coat volume. (
1836:Down, awn and guard hairs of a domestic tabby cat
1096:White spotting; blue (gray) and white bicolor cat
1058:cats, a portmanteau of Calico and Tortoiseshell.
976:Tortoiseshells with a relatively small amount of
496:Blotched: thicker bands or whorls of dark pigment
484:A mackerel tabby with the classic "M" on forehead
4179:"Silver and Gold: Smoke, Shaded and Tipped Cats"
1189:w=Birman white gloving allele, recessive allele.
1116:respectively), but in fact they are both on the
1082:Dominant white; solid white Norwegian Forest cat
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3774:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2898:Cats Are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics
2871:Cats Are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics
1120:gene. The two have been combined into a single
502:Ticked: No distinct stripes, spots, or blotches
3829:"The Genetics of Deafness in Domestic Animals"
3637:
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3590:"The Genetics of Deafness in Domestic Animals"
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1003:Blue tortoiseshell and white (diluted calico)
926:genotype (I-aa) to produce the color known as
833:, dominant to all other alleles at the locus.
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1312:cats having an intermediate phenotype termed
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651:produces mackerel tabbies, and the recessive
8:
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1642:Genes causing sparkling appearance (such as
1347:high frequency of cross-eyes in white tigers
806:breed, and the A18V variant is found in the
4646:Genetics for Cat Breeders and Veterinarians
1568:tabbies. The golden color is caused by the
984:. Calicos are also known as tricolor cats,
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3514:"8 Questions About Calico Cats — Answered"
2299:Agouti/tabby, charcoal (cat hybrids, i.e.
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2134:Hairless cats are often born even without
1916:, codes for short hair, and the recessive
1260:, there are color mutations at the locus.
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1981:), the same gene causing hairlessness in
1212:pattern is most commonly associated with
317:Overview of dilutions in cat coat colors
3727:Webb, A. A.; Cullen, C. L. (June 2010).
2982:"The Basic Self (Solid) Colours of Cats"
2049:as Cornish, but proposed as a different
2015:). A completely recessive allele termed
1602:more desirable than others by fanciers.
1438:
1289:(or solid), and is most associated with
988:(meaning "triple fur") in Japanese, and
953:Female black tortoiseshell and white cat
315:
270:The precise identity of the gene at the
146:A male red tabby showing the XY-genotype
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2146:There are also genes for hairlessness:
2072:A hypothetical recessive allele termed
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5069:Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana
4671:Cat Genetics articles in plain English
3484:"The Pet Connection: Feline Fallacies"
3224:Menotti-Raymond, M. (September 2012).
1345:among colorpoint cats, as well as the
4157:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a109401
3702:"Dominant White & White Spotting"
2244:Loci for coat colour, type and length
2237:Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
2094:, although sometimes described as an
1038:Tortoiseshell tabbies, also known as
7:
3529:"Torties, Calicos and Tricolor Cats"
2845:"Cat Colors FAQ: Cat Color Genetics"
438:, a mutation at the extension locus
2231:A recessive autosomal gene spf for
1337:The tyrosine pathway also produces
921:. The dominant allele (I) produces
5094:Governing Council of the Cat Fancy
2351:Red, black (sex-linked epistatic)
1908:Cat fur length is governed by the
1896:for cats expressing the mutation.
1062:White spotting and epistatic white
187:(red pigment) completely replaces
25:
5554:Congenital sensorineural deafness
5109:The International Cat Association
5064:American Cat Fanciers Association
2330:Black, brown/chocolate, cinnamon
1912:gene in which the dominant form,
1717:Black silver tipped (chinchilla)
1547:Cameo shaded (red / cream silver)
1142:congenital sensorineural deafness
1132:locus has the following alleles:
339:Caramel, blue-based caramel (UK)
328:Dilute modifier, double dilution
5741:
5740:
5089:Fédération Internationale Féline
4370:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01590.x
3982:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01409.x
3934:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01253.x
3425:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01458.x
3045:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01864.x
2120:Provisional completely dominant
1928:gene has been identified as the
1786:Blue golden tipped (chinchilla)
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584:allele, controls the coding for
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350:Taupe, lilac-based caramel (UK)
232:
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139:
3833:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
3594:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2307:breeds), recessive black/solid
2224:A recessive autosomal gene for
2041:Provisionally an allele termed
1618:Silver/melanin inhibitor gene
1219:temperature sensitive mutation
969:, or by a phenomenon known as
657:transmembrane aminopeptidase Q
56:, the stereotypical coat of a
1:
3136:10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00128-3
1026:constitute a separate color.
4520:10.1371/journal.pone.0067105
2687:), normal hair, curly coat (
2205:A hypothetical Yuc gene, or
602:or "hypermelanistic" allele
5723:List of longest-living cats
5604:Lower urinary tract disease
5584:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
5104:Southern Africa Cat Council
4208:FelineGenetics.Missouri.edu
3189:10.1534/genetics.109.109629
2947:10.1534/genetics.108.095240
2375:Mackerel, classic/blotched
1945:Wavy fur of a Devon Rex cat
1673:Black silver spotted tabby
1535:Tipped (chinchilla / shell)
877:of the domestic cat to the
5803:
5079:Cat Aficionado Association
4305:Dorling Kindersley Limited
3588:Strain, George M. (2015).
3367:10.1038/s41467-021-25348-2
2761:Equine coat color genetics
2637:L, l (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5)
1953:
1930:fibroblast growth factor 5
1770:Black golden ticked tabby
1754:Black golden ticked tabby
1701:Cameo (red silver) shaded
1495:, but it is most likely a
1201:
938:
935:Tortoiseshells and calicos
752:Dickkopf-related protein 4
594:). The wild-type dominant
473:
75:Eumelanin and phaeomelanin
67:
5736:
5559:Feline corneal sequestrum
5084:Cat Fanciers' Association
4648:. Butterworth-Heinemann.
4461:10.1007/s00335-010-9290-6
2815:10.1007/s00335-004-2455-4
2718:Normal hair, curly coat (
2157:hd=British hairless cat,
1151:w (or S)=white spotting (
821:It was once thought that
5074:Canadian Cat Association
4303:(2nd ed.). London:
3846:10.3389/fvets.2015.00029
3607:10.3389/fvets.2015.00029
2656:, most longhair breeds,
1738:Sunshine blotched tabby
1456:series is caused by the
1435:Silver and golden series
1241:locus contains the gene
900:cat breeds, such as the
586:agouti signaling protein
361:Fawn-based caramel (UK)
114:being recessive to both
70:Introduction to genetics
5718:List of individual cats
4397:The Journal of Heredity
4145:The Journal of Heredity
3795:10.1073/pnas.1410083111
3250:10.1126/science.1220893
2164:Hp=Russian Donskoy and
2150:h=French hairless cat,
1198:Colorpoint and albinism
444:melanocortin 1 receptor
239:A blue (diluted black)
164:showing the XX-genotype
52:colorpoint) could wear
5594:Infectious peritonitis
5589:Immunodeficiency virus
3827:Strain, G. M. (2015).
3558:5 October 2011 at the
2138:
1946:
1837:
1823:Fur length and texture
1805:
1650:in the Tennessee Rex,
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798:) result in decreased
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222:A cream (diluted red)
37:
5659:Viral rhinotracheitis
5634:Tritrichomonas foetus
5099:New Zealand Cat Fancy
4967:Cats in ancient Egypt
4633:"Coat Color Genetics"
4409:10.1093/jhered/esm072
3661:10.3390/genes13061006
3488:VeterinaryPartner.com
3347:Nature Communications
2896:Gould, Laura (2007),
2869:Gould, Laura (2007),
2133:
1944:
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1579:Tipped or shaded cats
1442:
1304:are codominant, with
1002:
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825:was an allele of the
580:allele and recessive
564:
483:
452:Norwegian Forest cats
406:Norwegian Forest cats
403:
35:
5221:Colorpoint Shorthair
5119:World Cat Federation
4853:Cat–dog relationship
4631:Lorimer, Heather E.
4620:Jude, A. C. (1955).
3516:. 14 September 2020.
2646:Norwegian Forest Cat
2607:Norwegian Forest Cat
1874:Norwegian Forest cat
1285:is an allele called
1233:to pigment, such as
1069:White spotting locus
963:Klinefelter syndrome
576:, with its dominant
5421:Traditional Persian
5206:California Spangled
5176:Brazilian Shorthair
4972:Cultural depictions
4957:Cat-scratch disease
4511:2013PLoSO...867105G
4297:Bryan, Kim (2021).
4271:. 22 February 2017.
4204:"Silver and Golden"
3786:2014PNAS..11117230M
3780:(48): 17230–17235.
3359:2021NatCo..12.5127K
3242:2012Sci...337.1536K
3236:(6101): 1536–1541.
3127:2003CBio...13..448E
2467:Silver, non-silver
2096:incomplete dominant
1173:heterozygote (W or
1166:heterozygote (W or
696:base pair insertion
318:
18:White spotting gene
5782:Animal coat colors
5341:Oriental Shorthair
5251:European Shorthair
5166:American Shorthair
5114:World Cat Congress
4269:TheBestCatPage.com
4235:. 7 February 2018.
4124:. 25 November 2008
2771:Point (coat color)
2680:Se, se/Re, re, hr
2139:
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709:The wild-type (in
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527:Blotched / classic
486:
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316:
84:The browning gene
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5754:
5753:
5579:Hepatic lipidosis
5485:
5484:
5181:British Shorthair
4790:Tortoiseshell cat
4626:. All-Pets Books.
4578:10.1111/age.12958
4455:(9–10): 509–515.
4078:10.1111/age.12765
4039:10.1111/age.12503
3893:10.1111/age.13438
3527:French, Barbara.
3482:Spadafori, Gina.
3302:10.1111/age.13059
3088:10.1111/age.12505
2781:Tortoiseshell cat
2756:Dog coat genetics
2726:
2725:
2691:), hairlessness (
2571:Barrington Brown
2412:Spotted Modifier
1866:British Shorthair
1772:British Shorthair
1756:British Shorthair
1482:Wide band factors
1458:Melanin inhibitor
1339:neurotransmitters
1227:metabolic pathway
1005:British Shorthair
941:Tortoiseshell cat
914:inhibited pigment
426:Dilution modifier
398:
397:
241:tortoiseshell cat
197:tortoiseshell cat
162:tortoiseshell cat
110:(cinnamon), with
41:Cat coat genetics
16:(Redirected from
5794:
5744:
5743:
5728:Cats in folklore
5326:Norwegian Forest
5296:Kurilian Bobtail
5276:Japanese Bobtail
5256:Exotic Shorthair
5144:
5009:National Cat Day
4766:
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4703:
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4687:
4676:Cat Gene Symbols
4659:
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4635:. Archived from
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4449:Mammalian Genome
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2941:(4): 1415–1425.
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2893:
2884:
2883:
2866:
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2859:
2857:
2855:
2841:
2835:
2834:
2803:Mammalian Genome
2798:
2615:Kurilian Bobtail
2500:Dilute Modifier
2248:
2183:. Identified on
2014:
1993:found in Sphynx.
1980:
1937:
1885:Neva Masquerades
1783:
1767:
1751:
1735:
1714:
1698:
1689:Black smoke cat.
1686:
1670:
1654:in the Chausie).
1593:
1544:
1532:
1520:
1508:
1487:by hypothetical
1422:
1413:(lynx) point cat
1406:
1391:
1376:
1361:
1252:
1204:Point coloration
1093:
1079:
859:pattern modifier
711:African wildcats
670:
593:
548:
536:
524:
512:
419:Barrington Brown
404:Two amber tabby
333:Black ("brown")
319:
303:
236:
219:
157:
143:
106:(chocolate) and
97:
54:point coloration
21:
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5797:
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5669:Cats by country
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5530:
5523:
5481:
5445:
5321:Neva Masquerade
5148:
5135:
5129:
5123:
5050:
4923:
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4907:Righting reflex
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4613:Further reading
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4566:Animal Genetics
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4336:The Spruce Pets
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4639:on 4 May 2007.
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4572:(4): 584–589.
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4403:(6): 555–566.
4383:
4364:(3): 218–221.
4348:
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4183:messybeast.com
4170:
4151:(6): 427–428.
4135:
4122:Big Cat Rescue
4109:
4072:(2): 182–186.
4052:
4033:(1): 127–128.
4013:
3976:(2): 175–178.
3956:
3927:(2): 119–126.
3907:
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3739:(6): 653–657.
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3398:
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3296:(3): 321–332.
3273:
3212:
3183:(1): 267–275.
3158:
3121:(5): 448–453.
3101:
3082:(1): 116–120.
3066:
3039:(4): 547–552.
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2751:Deaf white cat
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959:X-inactivation
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5529:Diseases and
5371:Russian Blue
5246:Egyptian Mau
5138:experimental
4989:Dog-like cat
4932:Ailurophobia
4897:Intelligence
4763:
4753:Odd-eyed cat
4645:
4637:the original
4623:Cat Genetics
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2027:Mutation in
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1950:Curly-coated
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1675:Egyptian Mau
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1465:
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1394:Black sepia
1364:Black point
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769:substitution
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722:Ticked tabby
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704:king cheetah
680:substitution
660:
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418:
380:Light amber
322:Basic color
310:
305:
295:
292:melanophilin
290:, codes for
287:
283:
281:
271:
269:
264:
256:
248:
193:X chromosome
185:phaeomelanin
180:
176:
170:
133:Basic colors
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
85:
83:
64:Solid colors
40:
39:
29:
5787:Animal hair
5692:New Zealand
5619:Polydactyly
5549:Calicivirus
5441:Turkish Van
5381:Selkirk Rex
5336:Ojos Azules
5226:Cornish Rex
5034:Library cat
5019:Working cat
4947:Cat massage
4942:Cat killers
4924:interaction
4835:Vaccination
4770:Bicolor cat
4251:Meowingtons
3733:Can. Vet. J
3654:(6): 1006.
3353:(1): 5127.
2766:Maltese cat
2741:Bicolor cat
2720:Cornish Rex
2685:Selkirk Rex
2672:Curly Coat
2609:), russet (
2602:E, e, e, e
2435:Colorpoint
2277:Description
2082:Selkirk Rex
2038:German Rex
1999:Cornish Rex
1921:offspring.
1788:Persian cat
1719:Persian cat
1588: [
1474:. The term
1379:Black mink
1161:melanocytes
1138:melanocytes
883:Felis chaus
837:Other genes
413:Other genes
5761:Categories
5614:Giardiasis
5467:Highlander
5366:Ragamuffin
5306:Maine Coon
5286:Khao Manee
5266:German Rex
5156:Abyssinian
5056:Registries
5039:Ship's cat
5024:Bodega cat
4780:Calico cat
4725:Felinology
4341:13 October
3538:24 October
3413:Anim Genet
2788:References
2746:Calico cat
2658:Maine Coon
2650:Maine Coon
2629:Long hair
2613:), copal (
2594:Extension
2546:Wide Band
2456:Inhibitor
2400:Abyssinian
2348:XO, Xo, Y
2233:sparse fur
2226:Onion hair
2177:Sphynx cat
2069:(extinct)
2067:Oregon Rex
2012:A0A5F5XLZ8
1904:Fur length
1870:Maine Coon
1809:Fever coat
1796:Fever coat
1703:Maine Coon
1596:tarnishing
1343:cross-eyes
1318:aquamarine
1210:colorpoint
1193:licorice".
1030:Variations
945:Calico cat
879:jungle cat
871:Abyssinian
804:Abyssinian
760:). Both a
736:Abyssinian
677:asparagine
600:non-agouti
344:Chocolate
173:sex-linked
88:codes for
68:See also:
5677:Australia
5639:Roundworm
5574:Heartworm
5531:disorders
5491:Landraces
5477:Serengeti
5426:Tonkinese
5396:Singapura
5356:Pixie-bob
5351:Peterbald
5271:Himalayan
5236:Devon Rex
5211:Chartreux
5132:full list
4994:Feral cat
4977:fictional
4937:Cat cafés
4922:Human–cat
4813:Declawing
4785:Tabby cat
4775:Black cat
4743:Dwarf cat
4602:218976671
4586:0268-9146
4529:1932-6203
4213:1 January
4128:1 January
4086:0268-9146
3990:0268-9146
3943:0268-9146
3902:0268-9146
3670:2073-4425
3375:2041-1723
3310:0268-9146
2854:11 August
2776:Tabby cat
2736:Barr body
2689:Devon Rex
2479:Dilution
2219:down hair
2181:recessive
2166:Peterbald
2159:recessive
2152:recessive
2061:genotype.
2024:Ural Rex
1965:Devon Rex
1881:Siberians
1850:down hair
1497:polygenic
1489:wide band
1429:point cat
1381:Tonkinese
1323:Albinism=
1016:calimanco
990:lapjeskat
971:chimerism
967:mosaicism
779:) and an
740:Singapura
673:threonine
626:over the
624:epistatic
622:locus is
476:Tabby cat
355:Cinnamon
325:Dilution
265:nonagouti
261:epistatic
253:polygenes
224:tabby cat
189:eumelanin
80:Eumelanin
5777:Mutation
5746:Category
5629:Ringworm
5569:Coccidia
5472:Savannah
5401:Snowshoe
5391:Siberian
5316:Munchkin
5281:Javanese
5201:Burmilla
5171:Balinese
5149:domestic
5046:Zoonosis
5029:Farm cat
4982:Internet
4962:Cat show
4952:Cat meat
4892:Kneading
4868:valerian
4858:Catfight
4845:Behavior
4758:Squitten
4738:Genetics
4594:32463158
4547:23826204
4499:PLOS ONE
4479:20953787
4427:17767004
4378:17433015
4104:30716167
4047:27634063
4008:16573534
3951:15771720
3865:26664958
3814:25385592
3755:20808581
3688:35741768
3626:26664958
3556:Archived
3467:30 March
3443:16879352
3393:34493721
3328:33780570
3268:22997338
3207:19858284
3177:Genetics
3153:19021807
3145:12620197
3096:27671997
3061:16695179
3053:19422360
2965:19189955
2935:Genetics
2831:10054390
2823:16104383
2729:See also
2559:Siberian
2364:Pattern
2327:B, b, b
2305:Savannah
2296:A, A, a
2239:in mice.
2200:Wirehair
2170:dominant
2136:whiskers
2088:dominant
1817:genetics
1566:sunshine
1231:tyrosine
1179:Lake Van
1157:tricolor
1056:tortillo
892:, where
766:tyrosine
762:cysteine
692:cheetahs
515:Mackerel
465:silvers.
462:Persians
383:Unknown
372:Apricot
278:Dilution
177:"Orange"
50:Siberian
5711:Related
5462:Chausie
5386:Siamese
5361:Ragdoll
5346:Persian
5241:Donskoy
5196:Burmese
5014:Pet cat
4733:Anatomy
4538:3694948
4507:Bibcode
4470:2974189
4418:3756544
4165:7217657
4095:6590430
3999:1464423
3856:4672198
3805:4260561
3782:Bibcode
3746:2871368
3679:9223243
3617:4672198
3434:1619149
3384:8423757
3355:Bibcode
3319:8252059
3259:3709578
3238:Bibcode
3230:Science
3198:2815922
3123:Bibcode
2991:23 July
2956:2666509
2654:Ragdoll
2642:Ragdoll
2611:Burmese
2579:Ba, ba
2508:Dm, dm
2420:Sp, sp
2372:Ta, Ta
2340:Orange
2288:Agouti
2124:allele.
2045:. Same
1932:(FGF5;
1862:Persian
1652:grizzle
1644:glitter
1625:Golden
1499:trait.
1396:Burmese
1366:Siamese
1291:Burmese
1274:is the
1235:melanin
1225:in the
1223:enzymes
1214:Siamese
1153:bicolor
1124:locus (
1048:tabicos
1044:calibys
1040:torbies
982:calicos
894:rosette
890:leopard
867:Chausie
846:Rosette
808:Burmese
792:residue
781:alanine
773:residue
715:classic
700:exon 20
684:residue
588:(ASIP;
539:Spotted
470:Tabbies
179:locus,
58:Siamese
5682:Canada
5624:Rabies
5544:Asthma
5514:Sokoke
5509:Kellas
5504:Cyprus
5499:Aegean
5457:Bengal
5450:Hybrid
5431:Toyger
5411:Sphynx
5406:Somali
5331:Ocicat
5261:Foldex
5231:Cymric
5191:Bombay
5186:Birman
5128:Breeds
5004:Lolcat
4912:Senses
4863:Catnip
4828:senior
4800:Health
4748:Kitten
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2554:-, wb
2523:White
2395:Ti,Ti
2319:Brown
2301:Bengal
2217:, and
2116:LaPerm
2051:allele
1985:cats.
1983:Sphynx
1978:E1AB55
1935:M3X9S6
1926:Length
1910:Length
1848:, and
1610:Agouti
1585:tipped
1559:golden
1523:Shaded
1454:silver
1425:Black
1281:Sepia=
1270:Point=
1250:P55033
1239:albino
923:tipped
917:gene,
906:Safari
902:Bengal
898:hybrid
850:Bengal
785:valine
728:Ticked
668:M3XFH7
662:Taqpep
591:Q865F0
572:Agouti
557:Agouti
551:Ticked
428:gene,
388:White
377:Amber
369:Cream
347:Lilac
301:A0SJ36
286:gene,
272:Orange
257:Orange
95:Q4VNX8
5687:Japan
5301:Lykoi
5291:Korat
5147:Fully
4808:Aging
4598:S2CID
3648:Genes
3149:S2CID
3057:S2CID
2827:S2CID
2715:R, r
2702:LPAR6
2667:KRT71
2541:CORIN
2487:D, d
2464:I, i
2362:Tabby
2314:TYRP1
2257:Locus
2211:guard
2185:KRT71
2108:se/se
2104:Se/Se
2100:Se/se
2047:locus
2006:LPAR6
1972:KRT71
1842:guard
1813:fever
1648:satin
1629:gene.
1627:CORIN
1612:gene.
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1571:CORIN
1511:Smoke
1493:Wb/wb
1476:cameo
1460:gene
1411:tabby
1296:Mink=
1287:sepia
1276:point
1229:from
986:mi-ke
965:, by
928:smoke
827:Tabby
698:into
688:T139N
686:139 (
671:). A
645:Tabby
442:(the
436:Amber
358:Fawn
90:TYRP1
86:B/b/b
5767:Cats
5649:Tick
5564:Flea
5539:Acne
5416:Thai
5311:Manx
4885:Purr
4880:Meow
4818:Diet
4650:ISBN
4590:PMID
4582:ISSN
4543:PMID
4525:ISSN
4475:PMID
4423:PMID
4374:PMID
4343:2023
4309:ISBN
4215:2020
4190:2018
4161:PMID
4130:2020
4100:PMID
4082:ISSN
4043:PMID
4004:PMID
3986:ISSN
3947:PMID
3939:ISSN
3898:ISSN
3861:PMID
3810:PMID
3751:PMID
3714:2023
3684:PMID
3666:ISSN
3622:PMID
3540:2005
3500:2008
3469:2023
3439:PMID
3389:PMID
3371:ISSN
3324:PMID
3306:ISSN
3264:PMID
3203:PMID
3141:PMID
3092:PMID
3049:PMID
3018:2018
2993:2023
2961:PMID
2902:ISBN
2875:ISBN
2856:2014
2819:PMID
2652:and
2624:FgF5
2589:MC1R
2474:MLPH
2382:DKK4
2303:and
2284:ASIP
2261:Name
2252:Gene
2030:LIPH
1924:The
1883:and
1872:and
1452:The
1314:mink
1300:and
1208:The
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296:MLPH
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171:The
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3246:doi
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