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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"
BLACK
•BLACK I
• I
LILAC I LAVENDAR - -
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
0 U ~ .... ·11 II 1 I
I
--- - -.- _.- -- -- -IF=
II rr=
- -I- ~= - -• I
I
I I t;IIICUC;;:;:> IVldlt::::::i remales MalesFemales Males Females MalesFemales MalesM= ~'~"t1,vrr~ .111 () .. ()
Fr= ~'_ I I r-_ ... I Mlr- J} J MfF=_ I MfF= I MfF= _. I M/F=IMlr= __
- -
M= () ~~ ~ ...~ - .- - -
I I I
~ .,."
I .- I
F= ~
• F= ... F= ~
•..... M= M= M=M=")
I • I I The Shaded & Tipped Patterns II The Bi-Colors I I The Pointeds
j.,
/ - r'" . '\c..... · if '-J
F=
fe" ~ • • F= lil.. IMfF=_ •.~ iMfF= _ IMfF=I. ') IMfF= 1 Mlr= - 1 MfF=
Females M~es F I M I Females M~s Females Males I ' "'" "Q'''''''' ,v,a""., I Females Males ..... M=
~ _ Rmrl RS • _.... _ rl RS _.... _
--I ---I -- 1 Fo= ~_r1 1 ~= i:'I __ 1 F= ~ __ 1 F=1
~--r-= .... L- - IVllr.-o.. - MfF=
~ F=~ •• F=~ •• -.._-
M= ~ till... M= ~l'\ M="~ M="~
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.
BLUE
RED (ORANGE)-CREAM
F= ,~
---II
M=
-I F= ., __ II F=
M=
M= 'II
BLUE
•II
I.
II
II
.-- --I
~ , a!"~
~l. M= ~"l'
The Tabby Patterns
LILACCHOCOLATE LAVENDAR
•I 1
I - -=-1
- --
I I
- -
I I
• I
.J_I
I .
--I-. -I
F= ~
M=