Colorpoint (Himalayan pattern) cats can have bicolor points, although this variation is not recognized for showing. White spotting can also occur with any of the tabby patterns, resulting in tabby and white bicolors. The Abyssinian has agouti (ticked tabby) fur, giving the appearance of even color with color-banded hairs In contrast, tabby cats have an agouti gene that produces striping of the coat. Mostly-solid-color bicolor cats occur because there is a white spotting gene present along with a recessive allele of the agouti gene, which evens out the usual striped pattern of the colors of the coat. Bicolors are found in many cat breeds, as well as being common in domestic longhair and domestic shorthair cats. There are many patterns between, such as "cap-and-saddle", "mask-and-mantle" and " magpie" (more randomly splashed). High-grade bicolor results in Van-pattern cats. Where there is low-to-medium grade white spotting limited to the face, paws, throat and chest of an otherwise black cat, they are known in the United States as a tuxedo cat. These range from Turkish Van pattern (color on the crown of the head and the tail only) through to solid color with a throat locket. There are various patterns of bicolor cat.
Socks was a bicolor cat with low-grade spotting, or tuxedo cat.Ī bicolor cat or tuxedo cat is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example black or tabby. Chelsea Clinton's cat Socks (1989–2009) lived in the White House from 1993 to 2001.
0 kommentar(er)
