Cat genetics tutorial

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PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO CONFORMATION

Mambastar on Deviant Art: I spent many hours researching this. Please note that there might be some inaccuracies; I am not an expert on Bengals, so I have offered information I have gained through my unprofessional research. Take it with a grain of salt! You are free to use this chart and share it, but please always make sure to credit me (something along the lines of, "made by Mambastar on Deviant Art). <https://www.deviantart.com/mambastar/art/Bengal-Patterns-and-Colors-2022-903648029>

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

Everything you'll ever need to know about identifying house cats in a (very large) infographic. I want a chocolate shaded tortie cat.

Cat Genetics Tutorial Part 9 (Hair) by Spotted-Tabby-Cat

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

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…

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

BASIC INHERITANCE

Cat patterns for reference

Mambastar on Deviant Art: I spent many hours researching this. Please note that there might be some inaccuracies; I am not an expert on Bengals, so I have offered information I have gained through my unprofessional research. Take it with a grain of salt! You are free to use this chart and share it, but please always make sure to credit me (something along the lines of, "made by Mambastar on Deviant Art). <https://www.deviantart.com/mambastar/art/Bengal-Patterns-and-Colors-2022-903648029>

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.

Mambastar on Deviant Art: I spent many hours researching this. Please note that there might be some inaccuracies; I am not an expert on Bengals, so I have offered information I have gained through my unprofessional research. Take it with a grain of salt! You are free to use this chart and share it, but please always make sure to credit me (something along the lines of, "made by Mambastar on Deviant Art). <https://www.deviantart.com/mambastar/art/Bengal-Patterns-and-Colors-2022-903648029>

Cat | Some white markings are not linked to the white spotting gene. Some are due to newly emerging gene mutations (e.g. the "Finnish" mutation, the roan mutation) and some are due to developmental anomalies or to illness/injury.