Genetics of coat colour inheritance in cats

	Genetics
Genetics of Coat Colour Inheritance

RED SERIES

Black

Black carrying dilute

Blue

Red

Red carrying dilute

Cream

Choose Colour of Sire
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Black
Black carrying dilute
Blue
Seal Tortie
Seal Tortie carrying dilute
Blue Tortie
Red
Red carrying dilute
Cream

Choose Colour of Dam

Males Symbol ~ denotes "carrying" Dilute can be Blue, Lilac, Fawn or Cream See possible Kitten colours

Females

Phaeomelanin (Red) masks eumelanin so that a Red cat carrying Chocolate (BbDDOo) has same phenotype as
a Red cat which is Chocolate (bbDDOo). See examples below.
RED WITH CHOCOLATE (Example 1) BbOo Red carrying Chocolate

Red Male
BbDdOo~dilute&Choc

Lilac Female
bbddoo

Males

BbDdoo Black~dilute&Choc

Bbddoo Blue~Chocolate

bbDdoo Chocolate~dilute

bbddoo Lilac

Females

BbDdOo SealTortie~dilute&Choc

BbddOo BlueTortie~Chocolate

bbDdOo ChocolateTortie~dilute

bbddOo LilacTortie

RED WITH CHOCOLATE (Example 2) bbOo Red/Chocolate

Red/Chocolate Male
bbDdOo~dilute