How to Use the Color Chart

I. The p()s,sihle colors iIXUC~llo..l b' each comhination assuille Ihal c"lch eil

G.lllies evelY comhination or recessive color genes. You

will only get all the cobs inCUc.Hec! il' Ihis is lille or your C~11'.

Ihe le·;( could he Blacks or Blue;. 'Ihe '50Y;-' '1;lhhie; could he Brown Tabbies or Blue Tabbk"'S. In else you are 10-;[ al Ihis point, a silver

lal-~)y is a hKl\VTl tahhy whose Ian had'l~~]()und has Ix:en cluU1ged tn silver.

According to lhe Silver d1alt, Ihe male will pltxluce '50% silvu ollspJing

if' he is hcterozygous, "'l you have a pCJSsihilily or Ix~h SilverTabbics

l-!onIOz,Jf,'(JUS lah!?v 10 hOIlIOZ)f,'Ous orhelelvZ) ..!!,oIIS lably = f(XlfU labhies

!-lelel1:JZ')X!,( .Jus lahh)! IeJhelelT 'Zl!"'(){ l~ lahh)i = 75% lahhk".'-.: 2')% .9:jid~

I k .JI}1OZ')l:,'OIIS lahhy 10 .':did = I (XJYrJ lahhics

!-lelemZ'r..!.,Jous lahbv 10 ydid = )(JJ{J la!J!)k,,:>; 5(J){, sc.ikA

Sll...VFR PATIERN

For ex;unple: il' your hlack silL' and hlack dam ckJ not GUTy any

Ic(c,,",sivC's, they will only I)C ~Ible 10 l)J'cxluce IJlad, killen.s, no nt-Iller

how rn;my cubs Ihe d 1;1I1 says eUl Ix: pRxluccd. Jl'lhey pRxluce

hlue killtns, however, you Gin saldy a"sume they GlCh callY the IUTS­

sive br hlue. Etc, etc, and ",J Ii:lllh.

2. 1)0 I reilly nc't'Clto know what a "recc.,,",sive" gene i'"

Y('.'S, to have evell a hasic undcl~anding of hO\v Gil cdols work, you

n(:'td to nt-I.-;[er a lew lerms. '1 hey me:

D011li1la1i1 - Ihis lnx.: of a gene nc'\:-ds 10 Ix: inhelited liom only one

rxu"Cnt tn show up in Ihe kiltens. If you undeNand this (\lncel>l., you

will know \vhy you It-we sucklenly (1l11X'I'C"d the nt-ui,ct on white' killens

since you gc~ that ,vollcleii'ul white slud

Net:.;es:,i!Xl-lhis is a IXlshtll1 gene Ihat wnd(s only in pailS ;ll1d has to

he inhcriteclliom Ix;(h piu·ents. 'lht.'SC eUl he c.mic'd in Sec.Tct lhough

nt-U1Y genel:llions to sucklenly slllpiise you with unexp<.:'C1c:d coloJ~. It

h~ve; l1ew mell1ing to the tenn e;pc (Color Point CarTier) when your 2 hlack rkll"CI1IS plt.xluce a Chcx,'olate Poinl J-limil

mlrllillg - jJlT>b"''(~SSillg be,JI()1l£l Ibis jx)illl III£l.Y CllUse J-Ollr ~)'es 10 ('7'oss!

!-!o/l/e1Z)J:;ous - P(JS><..'ssing the S<UllC gene /(J!' a p'dltintlar ch:U:lclC1istic

1i00n ~Ich p'dK'I1t. E"iSCnli;t1 fiJI' <I rC'C:lssive cdor gene to wode

!!elemZ){.~ous- JX~'isc:~ing cUllert'nl /(JI1ns of a gene li'( lm eadI parent.

In lhis C,ISC, one l()nll will he dOlllin:ml over Ihe ~het: Rememher all

those wllite kiltens' You f,'1.ressed il: wllile is c!ornin,1J11 over non-while!

Okay, you may I](;( Ix: ready b' <I PhD. in genetics, hut you ;u'e all.ser

to usc Il lis chu1.

Step One - Wilhout reg,ud /(X YOllr GilS' co"t patterns, selec.1 the Ixlsic

mlor or Sire "nd [);un

For e:vunple, iI' the sire is a 13lue Point ;Uld Ihe <. Lun is <I Lilac Point,

selec1 "hlue" fiom the sire lOW al1d "lil,\(" hom the d:U11 column. \Vhere

lhey illlelx-'C1 you cln X"C the cobs you couldlxlSSihly gel: hlue, lilac ;Uld

bwn. Fawn' Rememher lhat Ihis dl,U1 is set up l(l <lcconll1l<xbre all

hrculs. You cm eliminate ;Iny cobs Ihal don'l exist in your

hreed., ..unk..,,",s you :u'c ;1J1 OtiC'ntal or DevOn I{ex hrex,-'C\cr in which

case II )(Te ;U'el1'l any that ckJn'l exist.

StL1J Two - Now lhlt you know whal color your killens might he,

you 11t-IY Ix: inlerc-;,;(cd in what coat patlem.s thcy mighl have. Consult

lhe appropliatc jXlltem d 1;111.

For example, if IX)lh parents :ire pointed GilS, hy cll(:d,ing the pointed

pallern inliJl'llt.llion you c';ln X'e Ihal Ihe poinled (S~unese) pallern is

1'C't\..,,",sive and all killens williX' poilllo.l. flcx,:luS(' you kl10w alxJut reces­

sive f,>eJl(~, you <..e1J1 ,i1",) sce that if onc IXIK'nt is 11<;( IX linto.1 (a '" llid hlue

IH,i1e) allihe killen.s should he ",'Jlid in rXillem. Don't get leXJ cr~llident

though. I Jc could he " CPC, in which <..eISC ')(JY(, of the kilten.s would still

he Ix)imed. I )on't IXUlic, lhe pallell1 cit-lit covers all dl<.R: IX~"sihililjes.

Step Three - (only the stmng of hC:I11' will \,;aI11 to go lleld - If you

are dealing with more than (~1C pallell1, detennine rhe coioJ~ 1i1Sl, deal

with <::.Ich pau\:'Ill seIXU<lleJy hy Ihe chall and dlen comhine aJIIXJSsihilitit'S.

For example, you arc hrcnUng a Silvcr 'Elhhy ASI [ m;i1e to a

Blue/\X/hite NiH lentile. Use "hlack" li)j' Ihe Silver Tlhhy and ''hlue''

[(lr dIe Blue/White. 'Ihe dl,Ul S<IYs Illack, Blue, (In:oIate, Ulac,

Cinnamon anc! Fawn GUl he prcxluc:\:u; Il<Jwever lhe last -i cobs ,u'e

rK~ prC"-.'nt in the A'-;II gene IXX:~ (we hOlX:!) "'l lhe only r\::rl cdor

IXlSSihilitic,;-; arc Black anc! Bhle.

II'lll<;: '[';t1 lhy is iletelt)lygous, only ')(J)-(, or the ofbpring \ViII he tahbit'S;

and Bhle SilverTabbies. 'TI K' solids would he Black Smoke and

HhleSmokc.

Il'lhe Bluel\'Vl1ile lemak: is helelozygous b' While Slx~ting, she will

rm.x.luce 'SC)}" while SI:X:~l("X.1 (i.e. himlor) ofrspling. Thal 1l1t~U1.5 you

could have B~lite, Blue/White, Brown Tabby/White, Bhle Tabby/White, SilverTabby/White and Bhle Silver lhbby/ W1lite kitlens. And dnn'I!'ilrgelthe BIackSmoke/White &)(1 the

Bhle Smoke/White Olles.

Isn'l lhis ILIIP Now il' you ;Ire a re;·i1 glutton fix punishment, lIy making

Ihal a Ik'(J/\V!liK: (('nt-tie ,uKI x'\:' wh;ll you could gell

Sh~p FOlIr- Why isn't white on the li~l or colols? Scx Ihe White

I'allcm dt.lI1. It ;Uls\Ver~ aU.

Hildsfor sJx'Cific bn'eds:..

Aby.-,\illk./ll.: suhstilute Ruddy 1<Jr' Black and HeelliJr Cinn:lIllon (", ~lY,

ii's rc:t1ly m;( ;1 red ell).

lJllrl1/i-'S2. sulNilute Sahle !\Jt' BLick, Ch;U11pagnc liJr Chocolate and

I'latinum I<'Jr ] i!ac

1-laUClIICI HmllJll: suhstjtllte BIOWI1 !i:Jr' Chex..d;ltc

Sia/l/ese and aU Si,ulK':iC pallerned ells: sui JSlilule S<.:"i1li Jr BLid,.

Odelila/: sul'JSlitule Elxmy lilr Black

'limldlli-'S2. sul-situtc 'N<ilLlI:llf'iJ!' Black, C1t.lI11pagne 1<Jr' C11(XoLite and

I'latinuin Ii lr J.jlac.

Poillled 10 Pointed ~I (XPI<.J IXlinlcd

Poillled to Mink = 5U~, pointed, 'SCm, mink

Poinred to Solid = I(XJ}" mink

Mink to ivlink = 'SOx, mink, 2'5'% poinr, 2'5cYi, "'Jlid

Mink to Solid = ')()Yi, mink, ')(JYi, "'Jlid

Solid to Solid = llXJY<.J "-Jlid

Noll.': An SUited percenlages reJlecl sUIl:istical probabilil:ies

over a large mUllber ql' kilielL'; 0110/. l'bur mileage mc~,' vmy.

POINIID (SIAMFSE) PATIERN

'J he cob~ in this paltcm ;U'E' r(,'StIiclccIIO lhc GIl's eXlremities (bce, ~IIS,

legs, tail). 'Ihis gene is rc'C'C~sivc ,Ind GII1 he GlI1icd by 11<~l-point(d ells.

I'rediclcc!I:llio or IXJintcd kill"Cns:

!'oinled10jxJillied = IO?){Jjx.Jinled

l.Joinlcd lo.'·did = I(XJ){, nOIl-jxJinled ClU'

I 'oili/cd 10 solid 0-'(> 5(J){, jX.Jinlcd 5(JJ{J ,";did 0 ..'(.\'

Poililed 10 hO/l/oz){.!,olls lei/i?l' = IIXP;!.J non-/xJililed Ia/?!.?)' CPC:s

Poililed 10 h0J1IOZ1,!!,OUS labl).' 0'(' = 5(lYr, IaN).' O-'Cc\ 5(J){J l)'nx/xJilils

!Joinled 10 helemz,l;!!,oI.lS laN?I' = 5(J){.J lali))! (]-JC\: 5(J){,.'iCiid C/'(....\·

!Joinled 10 helelTJ':1'..!!,(JIIS la/i)' OJ(' = 25%/x.Jinled 2WiJ !)'nx /x.Jiti/ed 25% lah!))' 0'1('..\; 25% .'iCiid (TJ(...\·

I 'oinled 10 [(hile = .'<:;(' \·'(/!Jile cheot

Poinled 10 bi-cdor= S(-t! \'(/!JileSjxJiling c!Jmt

11\BBYPATIEHN

Any col< Jr can he pltxluced as a 'Llhl ly il' II K' domin,Ult agouli gene is

inhelitc:cIliom either or h(~h IXlIcnrs. Two non:LtI ~lies Glnll<;( pr(xluce

:J 'Elhhy, ho\'VcvcT a tahby pattc!11 GII1 oIien Ix: x-en in rc'\.l or oeUll <.:IlS

Ih:"11 ;u'e 11(~ 'Elhhi<:'S. ['articolor GIIS will aplx,u' ;IS p'<llclK'S or 2 ditlCrcnt

Tlhby cobs. NC;(E:: sul'JSlitule LmOWN 'L!\13I1Y lix hlack in dIe cdor

ch'lIt. If dle cil al"'l GU1ies Ihe Silver Inhihilor gene, suhstitule SUVU{

'IABBY fiJI' hlack and CAi'vIEO 'IABBY Illr rt.'\.1.

'TIl(' silver Inhihitor gene pl1",vents plocluc.lion or color on the rXU1 or

Ihe hair shall do~ to Ihe skin. In "'llicl cdor GIl:S lhe Silver rnay he at

Ihe I'(X;(S (~lly (Smoke>. In nhhi(,'S it will silver lhe IXld'l~round palloI'

Ihe paltcln. In some GIlS, the tal-~lY :"ulCl inhihilor genes will comhine lo

remove a l:lI~c pall or cdm hom dIe It.lir slt.i1i G<:::lling a 11t-lntk or color (S!lachl), or blving only Ihe tips coiol\cd (Chindlilla). Sincc this is

a ckJminanl gene, two non-silver ellS GU1I1<JI prrxluce a silver: dk'IC mu,-;[

he ;11 leasl one silvereel rXlIent. Example: 2 silver lahhies GU1 rmxluce ~l

hrown I;lhhy; 2 hIO\\~l lahhies GU11l<~ prnluce a silver tahhy.

1-!o/lloZ);!.,J(JUS Siller10 h(JnI0Z);!.,'ous Silwr = I (XJIf, Siller

1-lo/l/OZ1!:,JOUS .~ille!' /(.J heleHJZ);!,'CJIIS Sili'er = I(XJJf, Siher

/-IelClfJz);t,J()IIS .'li!w!'10 helemZ);!.,J(JuS Sili'er= 75% .'liht'l: 25% 1I01l-si!1er I-!oll'lOZ);'fjOIIS Siller 10 nOI h~'ilIl::r; I (XJJ6 Siller

11c1elOZ)f,J(.Jus Si!w!' 10 nOIl-0ill er = 50Ji! .\i!le/: 5(JYrJ non-.'li!wr

Hair Types

'? ~ ~ ..... c::

] ~..... ~

rIJ """i "0

] "0

~ .~ ]S~ :S 'JJ'JJ...ti"0 U ~ ~

u..... ~ ~ ~

(;i \ WHIlE PXI1TIHN

\\(I!lile is nc~ a (dol' hUI the ahsence of color. '1 here ;1I'e 2 paucm,S:

Dominant \'V11ilt: whidl pl"CvenLs the expression of color over the enljre

Gil and White Slx~ling w!lidl [m:vents IXlllS dlhe 011 hom heing dIe

color lhey ;lIe sUPPcJS<..:d 10 Ix:.

OOivflNANT WHITE

Ilo/lloz);'V,0lls f)o/l/illalll V(I!Jile 10 !-!OIlI0Z.Ji!!,0IlS Dominai'll While

f(X/fiJ 1I1.71/('

!-IOIIIOZ'h'V,ous UcJlninanl While I{.J helemzl;'!!,OIlS I)(Jlninanl \Vhile I{jJJf, \'(/!Jile

I-!elemz){~oIlS f)ominanl \\?hile 10 belemZ)~olls f)ominanl \YI!Jile

75% Wl?I/(~ 25% colo/t'(!

Ilo/l/0Z'r..!.,'ous \f,bile 10 u io/tx!; I (XJif> \'(/!Jile

f-IelemZ);!!,olls \'{lhile 10 colon'(! = 50){, V(;J,7ile. 5CJ'A, u.Jlo/td

WHITE SPOTfTNG is v;lIiahly exprt'''"''it.'\.1 ;u1<1 can Ix: an)~hing hom a

while I<x.:kello a \:m. \'Vl1ite Slx;(ting GU1 he present on a [)ollun.l1lt

While Gil, hUI, or (UUSC, could 11(~ he seen except: on colored ollspling.

Two colol\xl Glb without while C:1I1IK~ plOduce;t hicolor (white SIX)[­

rc.'\.I) dIspling.

1-lo/l/oZ)'P,o/ls \'(fbile SJx)//ed 10 l!oll/azygO/ls \r;J"ile SpOiled = ICxJYo

bicolorcals (ojien \lcms)

I!OIl'lOZ}gOlis While SpOiled 10 helerOZYfJ,o/ls \'(/!.7ile yX.Jlled '"' ICX1){J

hicdcJrcals

f1elemZ)'golis \\!ZJile SjxJlled 10 helemZy,.!!,ous While .\!lolled = 7')% fJicc.iC.JI: 25% cdeJll:xt

f-{(J11I0Z);!.,'O/IS \r;J,7ile Sj)(xl['(! 10 colored = I(X'f){J bicrior cats

f-1elelVzy'P,ouS \.V!.7{/e S/-Xx/cd 10 cdowd = 5U'J{, bicdorca/.\ )(Jib criontl

FELINE COLOR

BREEDING

41)VMMYf$ presented by

CFA Southwest Re"ion

In Col!ahoratimz; Caro~)!n Osier

Regina Sb(.~/rer

Lorraine Shelton

©2001

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FELINE COLOR BREEDING CHARtI"

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FAWN I

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Classic Tabby Mackerel Tabby Spotted Tabby Ticked Tabby

RED TORTIESHELL BLUE CHOCOLATE LILACCREAM CINNAMON I FAWNCINNAMON FAWN (ORANGE) (Black/Orange) CREAM TORTIE CREAM TORTIE CREAM

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I Patched Tabby Chinchilla Shaded Smoke Bi-Color Bi-Color Van Solid Point Mink

•Artwork adapted from The Book of the Cat, Michael Wright & Sally Walters Special Thanks to Pat Jacobberger for ©2001 her work on these adaptations.

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The Tabby Patterns

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