logo
Genetics next
GENOTYPE
COLOUR
  PATTERN
  BREED
B
bb
blbl
O 		Black
Chocolate

Cinnamon

Red (sex-linked)
These colours are all DD or Dd

D
d 		Dense
Dilute

Dilute version of above

Bdd
bbdd
blbldd
Odd 		Blue
Lilac

Fawn

Cream (sex-linked)

W White ww non-white

Dm Dilute modifier
Changes Blue, Lilac, Fawn to Caramel and Cream to Apricot

ee Extension gene (Note 1)
Changes Black to Amber

    Russet (Note 2)
Changes Seal to Russet

NOTE 1: Formerly known as bm Black Modifier
At present, found only in Norwegian FC
See Amber NFC

NOTE 2: May be related to Extension gene
At present, found only in NZ Burmese
 
A Agouti aa non-agouti

Ticked Agouti (Note 3)
TK Ticked tk non-ticked

Non-ticked Agouti will show one of the following patterns

Tb
tbtb
 non-blotched (Mackerel)
blotched (Classic)

SP Spotted modifier
Breaks up non-ticked Tabby pattern

I
i i
Inhibitor (Silver/Smoke)
non-inhibitor (nonSilver/Smoke)

Wb
 Wideband
Defines depth of silvered hair

C
cbcb
cbcs
cscs
 Full Colour

Sepia

Mink

Pointed

S White Spotting (Bicolour)

Note 3: Formerly TA to signify Ticked allele on Tabby gene. Now known to be separate gene TK proposed. See Coat Patterns 		 
Cu

rr

re

hr

Jb



Lp

l l

M

Mk



Pd

Fd

Se

Wh

 American Curl (Dominant)

Cornish Rex (Recessive)

Devon Rex (Note 4)

Sphynx (Note 4)

Japanese Bobtail (Note 5)

Kurilian (as Japanese Bobtail)

LaPerm (Dominant)

Longhair (Recessive)

Manx (Dominant)

Munchkin (Dominant)

Pixiebob (as Manx)

Polydactyl (Dominant)

Scottish Fold (Note 6)

Selkirk Rex (Dominant)

Wirehair (Dominant)

NOTE 4: Now known to be different alleles on the same gene See Devon Rex/Sphynx

NOTE 5: Dominant with variable expression

NOTE 6: Incomplete Dominant with variable expression. See Folds