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The Shaded Colors The shaded colors are formed by adding the inhibitor gene, "I*", to the standard solids. If the expression is light, a smoked coat is produced, if moderate, a shaded coat, and if heavy, a tipped or chinchilla coat. Only six of the eight possible colors are recognized.
The tortie chinchillas are formed by adding a moderate-to heavy expression of the inhibitor gene, "I*", to the standard torties. Only four of the six possible colors are recognized.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color (silver) smoke B*ooD* C*aa** I*ssww cpr org yel blue smoke B*oodd C*aa** I*ssww cpr org yel chestnut smoke b*ooD* C*aa** I*ssww cpr org yel lavender smoke b*oodd C*aa** I*ssww cpr org yel red smoke **OOD* C***T* I*ssww cpr org yel cream smoke **OOdd C***T* I*ssww cpr org yel (silver) shade B*ooD* C*aa** I*ssww cpr grn blue shade B*oodd C*aa** I*ssww cpr grn chestnut shade b*ooD* C*aa** I*ssww cpr grn lavender shade b*oodd C*aa** I*ssww cpr grn red shade **OOD* C***T* I*ssww cpr grn cream shade **OOdd C***T* I*ssww cpr grn (silver) chinchilla B*ooD* C*aa** I*ssww grn blue chinchilla B*oodd C*aa** I*ssww grn chestnut chinchilla b*ooD* C*aa** I*ssww grn lavender chinchilla b*oodd C*aa** I*ssww grn red chinchilla **OOD* C***T* I*ssww grn cream chinchilla **OOdd C***T* I*ssww grn tortie chinchilla B*OoD* C*aaT* I*ssww cpr org yel blue tortie chinchilla B*Oodd C*aaT* I*ssww cpr org yel chestnut tortie chinch b*OoD* C*aaT* I*ssww cpr org yel lavender tortie chinch b*Oodd C*aaT* I*ssww cpr org yel
The Golden Chinchilla Colors The golden chinchillas are formed by combining the mackerel and Abyssinian alleles of the tabby gene, "TTa", with the standard solids. This produces a coat of undercoat-colored hairs tipped with the standard colors. Selective breeding has altered the undercoat polygenes to produce a striking warm-gold color. Only three of the eight possible colors are recognized.
The golden chinchilla torties are formed by combining the mackerel and Abyssinian alleles of the tabby gene, "TTa", with the standard torties. This produces a coat with hairs of undercoat color tipped with the standard tortie colors. While any combination is possible, only two colors are recognized.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color golden chinchilla B*ooD* C*A*TTa iissww gld honey chinchilla b*ooD* C*A*TTa iissww gld copper chinchilla **OOD* C***TTa iissww cpr gld golden tortie chinch B*OoD* C*A*TTa iissww gld honey tortie chinch b*OoD* C*A*TTa iissww gld
The Silver Tabby Colors The silver tabbies are obtained by adding a moderate expression of the inhibitor gene, I*, to the standard tabbies. Only six of the eight possible colors are recognized.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color silver tabby B*ooD* C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver blue tabby B*oodd C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver chestnut tabby b*ooD* C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver lilac tabby b*oodd C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver red tabby **OOD* C***T* I*ssww hzl grn silver cream tabby **OOdd C***T* I*ssww hzl grn
The Spotted Tabby Colors The bronze spotted tabbies are genetically standard mackerel tabbies with the mackerel striping broken into spots by the effects of various polygenes. Ideal coats have evenly spaced round spots. Only six of the eight possible colors are recognized.
The silver spotted tabbies are bronze spotted tabbies with a moderate expression of the inhibitor gene, "I*", added. This produces a pattern of jet black spots on a silvery agouti background. Only six of the eight possible colors are recognized.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color bronze B*ooD* C*A*T* iissww gld bronze blue B*oodd C*A*T* iissww cpr gld bronze chocolate b*ooD* C*A*T* iissww cpr gld bronze lavender b*oodd C*A*T* iissww cpr gld copper **OOD* C***T* iissww cop bronze cream **OOdd C***T* iissww gld silver B*ooD* C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver blue B*oodd C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver chocolate b*ooD* C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver lilac b*oodd C*A*T* I*ssww hzl grn silver red **OOD* C***T* I*ssww org hzl grn silver cream **OOdd C***T* I*ssww org hzl grn
The Abyssinian Colors The Abyssinians are primarily standard tabbies with the Abyssinian allele of the tabby gene, "Ta*". This produces an all-agouti coat, similar to that of the wild rabbit.
The silver Abyssinians are Abyssinians with a moderate expression of the inhibitor gene, "I*". This produces the all-agouti ticking on a pale silver undercolor.
It should be noted that among Abyssinians there are two genetically different reds that are virtually identical in appearance: "red," which is in reality cinnamon, and "true red," which is red.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color ruddy B*ooD* C*A*Ta* iissww org amb grn blue B*oodd C*A*Ta* iissww org amb grn chestnut b*ooD* C*A*Ta* iissww org amb grn lavender b*oodd C*A*Ta* iissww org amb grn red blblooD* C*A*Ta* iissww org amb fawn blbloodd C*A*Ta* iissww org amb true red **OOD* C***Ta* iissww cpr org amb cream **OOdd C***Ta* iissww cpr org amb silver B*ooD* C*A*Ta* I*ssww grn silver blue B*oodd C*A*Ta* I*ssww grn silver chestnut b*ooD* C*A*Ta* I*ssww grn silver lilac b*oodd C*A*Ta* I*ssww grn silver red blblooD* C*A*Ta* I*ssww yel silver fawn blbloodd C*A*Ta* I*ssww yel true silver red **OOD* C***Ta* I*ssww org yel silver cream **OOdd C***Ta* I*ssww org yel
The Oriental Solid Colors The oriental solids are identical in every way to the standard solids except in their names. Oriental color names tend to be used with cats of oriental build, effectively solid-color Siamese.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color ebony B*ooD* C*aa** iissww grn blue B*oodd C*aa** iissww grn chocolate b*ooD* C*aa** iissww grn lilac b*oodd C*aa** iissww grn caramel blblooD* C*aa** iissww grn fawn blbloodd C*aa** iissww grn red **OOD* C***T* iissww grn cream **OOdd C***T* iissww grn
The Burmese Colors The Burmese colors are formed from the standard solid colors by the reduction in color expression from full, "C*", to the Burmese alleles, "cbcb". This is a partial albinism and causes a slight reduction in color intensity: black becomes sable. These colors are used almost exclusively for the Burmese and related breeds, such as the Malayan and Tiffany.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color sable B*ooD* cbcbaa** iissww gld blue B*oodd cbcbaa** iissww gld champagne b*ooD* cbcbaa** iissww gld platinum b*oodd cbcbaa** iissww gld cinnamon blblooD* cbcbaa** iissww gld fawn blbloodd cbcbaa** iissww gld red **OOD* cbcb**T* iissww gld cream **OOdd cbcb**T* iissww gld
The Tonkinese Colors The Tonkinese colors are formed from the standard solid colors by the reduction of color expression from full, "C*", to combined Burmese and Siamese, "cbcs". This is a partial albinism and causes a downgrade in color expression, the body color becoming a light-to-medium brown and the points becoming Burmese. These colors are used only with the Tonkinese breed.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color natural mink B*ooD* cbcsaa** iissww trq blue mink B*oodd cbcsaa** iissww trq honey mink b*ooD* cbcsaa** iissww trq champagne mink b*oodd cbcsaa** iissww trq cinnamon mink blblooD* cbcsaa** iissww trq fawn mink blbloodd cbcsaa** iissww trq red mink **OOD* cbcs**T* iissww trq cream mink **OOdd cbcs**T* iissww trq
The Siamese Colors The Siamese solid-point formed from the standard colors by the reduction of color expression from full, "C*", to Siamese, "cscs". This is a partial albinism and causes a downgrade in color expression, the body color becoming fawn and the points becoming Burmese. The solid- point colors are formed from the standard solids, the tortie-point from the standard torties, the lynx-point from the standard tabbies, and the torbie-point from the standard torbies. Only six of the eight possible solid- or lynx-point and four of the six possible tortie- or torbie-point colors are recognized.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color seal point B*ooD* cscsaa** iissww sbl blue point B*oodd cscsaa** iissww sbl chocolate point b*ooD* cscsaa** iissww sbl lilac point b*oodd cscsaa** iissww sbl red point **OOD* cscsT* iissww sbl cream point **OOdd cscsT* iissww sbl seal tortie point B*OoD* cscsaaT* iissww sbl blue tortie point B*Oodd cscsaaT* iissww sbl chocolate tortie point b*OoD* cscsaaT* iissww sbl lilac tortie point b*Oodd cscsaaT* iissww sbl seal lynx point B*ooD* cscsA*T* iissww sbl blue lynx point B*oodd cscsA*T* iissww sbl chocolate lynx point b*ooD* cscsA*T* iissww sbl lilac lynx point b*oodd cscsA*T* iissww sbl red lynx point **OOD* cscs**T* iissww sbl cream lynx point **OOdd cscs**T* iissww sbl seal torbie point B*OoD* cscsA*T* iissww sbl blue torbie point B*Oodd cscsA*T* iissww sbl chocolate torbie point b*OoD* cscsA*T* iissww sbl lilac torbie point b*Oodd cscsA*T* iissww sbl
The Van Colors The van colors are formed from the standard solid colors by the addition of the van gene, "Wv". This is a masking gene, covering the effects of the agouti, color-expression, tabby, inhibitor, and white- spotting genes. The van gene, a modified dominant-white gene, causes the coat to be white with color on the crown of the head, ears, and tail only. The preferred van color is auburn (orange). The tail is often tabby-ringed.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color black van B*ooD* ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd blue van B*oodd ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd chestnut van b*ooD* ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd lavender van b*oodd ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd cinnamon van blblooD* ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd fawn van blbloodd ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd auburn van **OOD* ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd cream van **OOdd ****** ****Wv* org wbl odd
The Whites White is not a color, but rather a masking of the color genes resulting in an absence of color. There are five ways a cat can have an all white coat: be full-inhibited white, be full-spotted white, be dominant white, be blue-eyed albino, or be albino. Each of these ways is genetically different.
The full-inhibited white coat comes from a 100% expression of the inhibitor gene, "I*", masking all colors and patterns. Since the current trend in chinchilla coats is to have just a hint of tipping, certain kittens are bound to be born where the "hint" is effectively zero, creating an all-white cat. Since the colors still exist, the eyes will be the proper color for the masked "true" coat colors, and may be anything except dominant-white blue, albino blue, or pink.
The full-spotted white coat comes from a 100% expression of the white spotting gene, "S*", masking all colors and patterns. This coat may have a few non-white hairs, especially on a kitten. Like the full- inhibited white, the eyes will be the proper color for the masked "true" coat colors, and may be anything except dominant-white blue, albino blue, or pink.
The dominant white coat comes from expression of the dominant-white gene, "W*", masking all colors and patterns. The eyes are always orange, dominant-white blue, or odd.
The blue-eyed albino comes from expression of the blue-eyed albino allele of the albino gene, "ca*", masking all colors and patterns. The eyes are always albino blue.
The albino coat comes from expression of the albino allele of the albino gene, "cc", masking all colors and patterns. The eyes are always pink.
Color Karyotype Usual eye color full-inhibited white ****** ****** l***** not wbl/abl/pnk full-spotted white ****** ****** **S*** not wbl/abl/pnk dominant white ****** ****** ****W* org wbl odd blue-eyed albino ****** ca***** ****** alb albino ****** cc**** ****** pnk R. Roger Breton
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