Aegean Angoras ◦ Genetics ◦ dnp

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I Locus

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Silvering.

I → i → ik
Non-silver → silver → smoke

I_ — non-silver
ii — silver
iik — silver
ikik — smoke

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▌00Tabby Genes ( M / S / T )00 ▌

M Locus

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Mc → mc
Mackerel → blotched

Mc_ — Mackerel tabby
mcmc — Blotched (”Classic”) tabby

S Locus

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Spotting; breaks up the tabby pattern into spots.

S → sp → sm
Non-spotting → spotting → marbled spotting

S_ — non-spotting
spsp — spotting
spsm — spotting
smsm — marbled spotting

T Locus

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Ticked tabby; "covers" M locus if present.

Ta → t
Ticked → non-ticked

TaTa — clear ticked
Tat — ticked with barring
tt — non-ticked

Combination Examples

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McMc spsp tt — spotted tabby; spots are small and arranged in thin lines
mcmc SS tt — blotched tabby; solid stripes in a bullseye-like pattern
McMc smsm tt — rosette tabby; classic Bengal rosettes
mcmc smsm tt — marbled tabby; rosettes are stretched and elongated, similar to the wild Marbled Cat
TaTa — clear ticked; see breeds like the Abyssinan, Singapura

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P Locus

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Piebaldism/white spotting

P → pt → pv → pp
Less white → more white

PP — no spotting
P_ — minimal white
ptpt — tuxedo white
pvpv — van white
pp — extreme white (possible deafness)

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L Locus

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Determines fur length

L → l → lr
Short → long → rex

L_ — short fur
ll — long fur
llr — long fur
lrlr — rex fur