Cat genetics

Feline genetics by coat color

There are multiple cat genetics tutorials about, but they tend to only cover the basics (base colors, dilutions, tabby, white-spotting, pointism, & tortie/orange). In-de...

Description This tutorial is out of date. Please see more information here. There are multiple cat genetics tutorials about, but they tend to only cover the basics (base colors, dilutions, tabby, white-spotting, pointism, & tortie/orange). In-depth cat genetics tutorials tend to be lacking. So thus, this. I have no idea how long this will take to be completed. Hopefully before 2016. Now we are into markings. Tabby/Agouti is one of the most common markings. It is a dominant gene…

Cat Genetics Guide: Tabby Patterns Chart Row 1 1) Barred Ticked Tabby (Tata) 2) Unpatterned Ticked Tabby (TaTa) 3) Broken Classic Tabby (mcmc, tata) Row 2 4) Mackerel Tabby (McMc or Mcmc, spsp, tata) 5) Classic Tabby (mcmc, spsp, tata) 6) Mist Marble Tabby (spsp, tata): found in the Australian Mist…

Cat Genetics Tutorial Part 7 (Color changes) by Spotted-Tabby-Cat

BASIC INHERITANCE

Cat Genetics Tutorial Part 10 (Tails) by Spotted-Tabby-Cat on DeviantArt

A chart showing (in slightly exaggerated form) the different eye shapes found in cat breeds. I have placed this in the public domain for breeders to use. More info at www.messybeast.com/conformation-charts.htm

Basiscursus Kattengenetica – Cat Genetics

Tabby pattern genetics – a whole new breed of cat - Kaelin - 2010 - Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research - Wiley Online Library

My title comes from Heather Etchever’s post Open Tabs, in which she describes her cleansing her browser of open tabs as structured procrastination. This, of course, consists of rummaging around my browser, looking at tabs I’ve left open to read later, or consider writing about, and plopping down a paragraph or two rather than a full article. It’s a potpourri, so you should find something to suit your tastes. I’ve enboldened phrases that capture each topic.

Explore messy_beast's 52560 photos on Flickr!

Mammal domestication is a hot topic, with many groups releasing detailed genetic studies of different models of domestication. This week we’ll look at the genetics of cat colors and follow up on th…