CAT COAT PATTERNS
& GENOTYPES



Dominant allele
Recessive allele

agouti (N)  - wild-type
non-agouti (n)
The wild-type is dominant

not blotched (B) - wild-type blotched (b)
The wild-type is dominant
short hair (L) - wild-type long hair (l)
The wild-type is dominant
piebald (P)
not piebald (p)- wild-type The mutant is dominant
solid white (W)
not solid white (w) - wild-type The mutant is dominant

Next week phenotype data collected by each individual will be pooled onto a single table, and compared with phenotype data from other cities.


Photos 1, 2, & 3: nn ( nonagouti or solid) & N? (stripes)

                                                    1                                                                 2

3
 

Photos 4 & 5: bb ("blotched" or whorled stripes) & B? (straight stripes)


4

5

Photos 6 & 7: ll (long fur) & L? (short fur)


6

7

Photos 8, 9, & 10: P? (Piebald) & pp (non-piebald)

                                                            8                                                         9

10

Photos 11 & 12: W? (dominant white) & ww (color)


11

12

Photos 13, 14 & 15: Avoid these "fancy" varieties, their genetics are different.

                             
                                                   13                                                                               14


15