| Gene |
Name |
Explanation |
| AA, Aa
aa |
agouti
non-agouti |
tabby pattern (for example black classic tabby)
no tabby pattern (for example black) |
| BB, Bb, Bb 1
bb, bb 1
b 1 b 1 |
black (non-chocolate)
chocolate
cinnamon |
black
chocolate
cinnamon |
| CC, Cc b , Cc s
c b c b
c s c s
c b c s |
full color
Burmese
Siamese
Tonkinese |
solid
Burmese color
Siamese (pointed) color
Tonkinese (mink) color |
| CuCu, Cucu
cucu |
curled ears
normal ears |
curled ears (American Curl)
normal (straight)ears |
| DD, Dd
dd |
density (non-dilution)
dilution (also called maltese dilution) |
non-dilution (black, chocolate, cinnamon, red)
diluted colors (black is blue, chocolate is lilac, cinnamon is fawn, red is cream) |
| DmDm, Dmdm
dmdm |
dilution-modifier
normal dilution (if any) |
blue, lilac and fawn are caramel, red is apricot
normal dilution (maltese dilution) |
| FdFd, Fdfd
fdfd |
folded ears
normal ears |
folded ears (Scottish Fold)
normal (straight) ears |
| HH, Hh
hh |
normal hair
hairless |
normal hair
hairless (Sphynx) |
| II, Ii
ii |
color inhibitor
normal color |
chinchilla, silver, smoke
normal color |
| LL, Ll
ll |
short hair
long hair |
short hair
long hair |
| Mm
mm |
Manx
normal tail |
Manx (no tail)
normal (long) tail |
| RR, Rr
rr |
non-Rex
Rex I |
normal hair
Cornish and German Rex |
| ReRe, Rere
rere |
non-Rex
Rex II |
normal hair
Devon Rex |
| RfRf, Rfrf
rfrf |
non-rufused
rufused |
normal color
(reddish/rusty touch to the color) |
| SS
Ss
ss |
bicolor I
bicolor II
non-bicolor |
van or harlequin bicolor
"normal" bicolor
full color (solid) |
| SaSa, Sasa
sasa |
normal hair
satin |
normal hair
silky fur/satin (Siamese and other Oriental cats) |
| SeSe, Sese
sese |
Selkirk Rex
non-Rex |
Selkirk Rex
normal hair |
| SpSp, Spsp
spsp |
Spotted tabby
not spotted |
Breaks classic and mackerel tabby up into spotted tabby
normal pattern (classic or mackerel) |
| T a T a , T a t, T a t b
tt, tt b
t b t b |
ticked tabby
mackerel tabby
classic tabby |
ticked tabby
mackerel tabby
classic tabby |
| WW(?), Ww
ww |
white
non-white |
dominant white (this gene is epistatic (dominant) to all other colors as it will mask them)
non-white |
| WbWb, Wbwb
wbwb |
wide band gene
normal "band" width |
wide band gene
normal "band" width |
| WhWh, Whwh
whwh |
wirehair
normal hair |
wirehair (American Wirehair)
normal hair |
| xx
xy
xx o
x o x o
x o y |
female, non-red
male, non-red
female, tortie
female, red
male, red |
any other color than red (or cream)
any other color than red (or cream)
tortie
red (or cream)
red (or cream) |