GENETICS OF COAT COLOUR INHERITANCE
SILVER GROUP
NOTE: Cats shown are all genetically Black. Classic Tabbies shown. Also applies to other tabby patterns.
| Silver Tabby Silver Tabby ~ non-inhibitor Silver Tabby ~ non-agouti Silver Tabby ~ non-inhibitor & non-agouti Smoke Smoke ~ non-inhibitor |  Choose Colour of Sire | Silver Tabby Silver Tabby ~ non-inhibitor Silver Tabby ~ non-agouti Silver Tabby ~ non-inhibitor & non-agouti Smoke Smoke ~ non-inhibitor | Choose Colour of Dam |
Males and Females Symbol ~ denotes “carrying”
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WIDEBAND
Expression of Silver gene is modified by Wideband gene (or group of genes).
 AAWbWb I I Chinchilla |  AAWbwb I I Shaded Silver |  AAwbwb I I Silver Tabby |
Agouti cats can inherit Wideband separately from Inhibitor. See example below.
 | AAWbWb I i Chinchilla~non-inhibitor | X |  | AAwbwb i i Brown Tabby | = |
 Shaded Golden AAWbwb i i | Shaded Silver AAWbwb I i |
