pangur-and-grim:pangur-and-grim:I get a lot of questions about cat genetics, so here’s a handy
pangur-and-grim:pangur-and-grim:I get a lot of questions about cat genetics, so here’s a handy reference for everyone wanting to learn more! one thing that will help you understand the diagrams: dominant traits are represented by capital letters (D/D), recessive traits are represented by lowercase letters (d/d). you only need one copy of a dominant gene for it to express (D/D or D/d have the same expression), but you need two copies of a recessive gene for it to express (d/d)these are all from the Labgenvet page of cat colouration, which you can visit for detailed explanations of these diagrams the ‘solid cream’ example is also a silver shaded cream, and the ‘albino’ looks like just a blue-eyed white, but the information is good, even if the photo examples aren’t.for those curious, this is what an actual Cinnamon looks like:here’s an actual Mink:and for good measure, here’s a cream: -- source link
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