Rufous polygenes affect base coat. Cats shown are all Agouti (AA) and genetically Black.
Ticked (m) Mackerel Ticked (m) Mackerel ~ Classic Ticked (m) Classic Ticked ~ non-ticked (m) Mackerel Ticked ~ non-ticked (m) Mackerel ~ Classic Ticked ~ non-ticked (m) Classic Mackerel Mackerel ~ Classic Classic | ![]() Choose Colour of Sire | Ticked (m) Mackerel Ticked (m) Mackerel ~ Classic Ticked (m) Classic Ticked ~ non-ticked (m) Mackerel Ticked ~ non-ticked (m) Mackerel ~ Classic Ticked ~ non-ticked (m) Classic Mackerel Mackerel ~ Classic Classic | ![]() Choose Colour of Dam |
Males and Females Symbol ~ denotes “carrying”, (m) denotes “masking”
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Non-Agouti eumelanin masks Tabby Pattern. See Examples below:
![]() aaBBDDtataTtb non-Agouti nonTicked Black (m) non-blotched ~ blotched | X | ![]() AaBBDDtatatbtb Brown Classic Tabby ~ non-Agouti | = | ||
![]() AaBBDDtataTtb Brown Mackerel Tabby | ![]() AaBBDDtatatbtb Brown Classic Tabby | ![]() aaBBDDtataTtb aaBBDDtatatbtb Black |
![]() | AaBBCCDDtataTT Brown Mackerel Tabby ~ non-Agouti | X | ![]() AaBBDDtatatbtb Brown Classic Tabby ~ non-Agouti | aabbcscsDDtataTT non-Agouti nonTicked Chocolatepoint (m) non-blotched | = |
![]() AaBbCcsDDtataTT Brown Mackerel Tabby | ![]() aaBbCcsDDtataTT Black |
Note 1: Non-Agouti kittens may be be born with Tabby Markings which disappear with maturity.
Note 2: Phaeomelanin does not effectively mask Tabby Patterns so that a non-Agouti Red may be indistinguishable from an Agouti Red.
Dominant Spotted gene (or group of genes) breaks up non-ticked Tabby Patterns. See example below.
![]() | SpsptataTtb Spotted Mackerel ~nonSpotted & Classic | X | ![]() | spsptatatbtb nonSpotted Classic | = |
![]() Mackerel | ![]() Spotted Mackerel | ![]() Classic | ![]() Spotted Classic |