BKH GOLDEN TICKED TABBY CODE

On the left a female kitten, on the right a male adult. Two amber tabby Norwegian Forest cats, showing the colour difference with age.

Overview of dilutions in cat coat colors Basic color If the genes are D/D or D/d, the coat will be unaffected. If the cat has d/d genes, the coat is diluted. The d allele is a single-base deletion that truncates the protein. Similar to red cats, all cream cats are tabbies. When a cat has two of the recessive d alleles (Maltese dilution), black fur becomes 'blue' (appearing gray), chocolate fur becomes 'lilac' (appearing light, almost grayish brown-lavender), cinnamon fur becomes 'fawn', and red fur becomes 'cream'. The Dense pigment gene, D/d, codes for melanophilin ( MLPH A0SJ36), a protein involved in the transportation and deposition of pigment into a growing hair. It has been narrowed down to a 3.5 Mb stretch on the X chromosome in 2009. The precise identity of the gene at the Orange locus is unknown. 'Solid' red show cats are usually low contrast ticked tabbies. Orange is epistatic to nonagouti, so all red cats are tabbies. Unidentified 'rufousing polygenes' are theorized to be the reason for this variance. Red show cats have a deep orange color, but it can also present as a yellow or light ginger color. Other common names include yellow, ginger, and marmalade. The pelt color commonly referred to as 'orange' is scientifically known as red. In one study, less than a third of male calicos had a simple XXY Klinefelter's karyotype, slightly more than a third were complicated XXY mosaics, and about a third had no XXY component at all. One in three thousand tortoiseshell cats are male, making the combination possible but rare- however, due to the nature of their genetics, male tortoiseshells often exhibit chromosomal abnormalities. OO results in orange fur, oo results in fur without any orange (black, brown, etc.), and Oo results in a tortoiseshell cat, in which some parts of the fur are orange and others areas non-orange. Since females have two X chromosomes, they have two alleles of this gene. Males can typically only be orange or non-orange due to only having one X chromosome. The orange allele is O, and is codominant with non-orange, o.

This gene is located on the X chromosome. In cats with orange fur, phaeomelanin (red pigment) completely replaces eumelanin (black or brown pigment). If you’re a registered breeder and are interested in introducing our colours into your lines, then please see our breeder information and contact us.The sex-linked red 'Orange' locus, O/o, determines whether a cat will produce eumelanin. Interested in obtaining a Belle Ayr Kitten, or breeding from our lines?Īll our currently available kittens / cats are shown on our home page. Our article about Colour & Markings Genetics covers more detailed information on the genetics behind the coats and how they are inherited. Golden Cat that is ny12 - on FiFe pedigree ny11

BKH GOLDEN TICKED TABBY CODE

A good stud will be on average $5,000.įife does not recognise this code - it is described as 11 on the Pedigrees. They are rare and thus are twice the price - commonly valued at $2,500 and more. The paw pads, top of the coat is clear of any markings and the underbelly, chin, nose and paws are lighter near white in tone. The tipping is restricted to just the tip of the tail and ears and MUST be visible. Lately, we have seen an increase of Tipped Golden & Silver cats with less visible tipping markings. Lilac Silver tipped (ticked) = cs 11 (25)Ĭinnamon Silver tipped (ticked) = os 11 (25) What about EMS code 12? Lilac Golden tipped/ticked Colour Point = cy 11 (25) 33 Silver Linesīlack Silver tipped (ticked) = ns 11 (25)Ĭhocolate Silver tipped (ticked) = bs 11 (25) Lilac Golden tipped (ticked) = cy 11 (25)Ĭinnamon golden tipped (ticked) = oy 11 (25)Ĭhocolate golden tipped/ticked Colour Point = by 11 (25) 33 Types of MarkingsĮMS uses numbers to represent the marking types:īlack Golden tipped (ticked) = ny 11 (25)īlack Golden tipped/ticked Colour Point = ny 11 (25) 33īlue Golden tipped/ticked Colour Point = ay 11 (25) 33Ĭhocolate golden tipped (ticked) = by 11 (25)

Within FIFe Chinchilla is described as Shaded. The EMS system is not a genetically based system. The code for a specific colour, pattern or other trait is always the same, no matter the breed. We are affiliated through FIFe and they use the Easy Mind System (EMS) to identify cats by codes.

Bkh golden ticked tabby