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Aegean Angora Genetics

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The genetics listed on this page are only semi-realistic. They were referenced and adapted from this website.

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Overview

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A / B / C / D / Dm / O / F / G / I / M / S / T / P / L

Purple indicates Color genes. Teal indicates Pattern genes.

A locus (Agouti)
B locus (Chocolate)
C Locus (Albinism)
D locus (Dilution)
Dm Locus (Caramel)
O Locus (Red)
F Locus (Rufousing/Intensity)
G locus (Glitter)
I Locus (Silver)
M Locus (Tabby)
S Locus (Spotting)
T Locus (Ticked)
P Locus (Piebaldism)
L locus (Fur type)

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A Locus

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Agouti. Determines the amount to which patterns such as Tabby are visible on the coat. On Agouti cats the pattern is fully visible; on Self cats it is not visible; on Ghost cats it is partially visible.

A → a → a+
Agouti → Self (Solid) → Ghost

A_ — Agouti
aa — Self (Solid)
aa+ — Self (Solid)
a+a+ — Ghost

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B Locus

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Lightens eumelanin.

B → b → bc
Black → Chocolate → Cinnamon

B_ — black
bb — chocolate
bbc — chocolate
bcbc — cinnamon

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C Locus

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Controls albinism ("Points", "Siamese").

C → cb → cs → c
Full color → Burmese → Siamese → Albino

C_ — full color
cbcb — burmese
cbc — burmese
cbcs — tonkinese
cscs — siamese
csc — siamese
cc — albino (immunodeficiency and/or blindness, cannot breed)

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D Locus

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Dilutes eumelanin and phaeomelanin.

D → d
Black → Blue
Chocolate → Lilac
Cinnamon → Fawn
Red → Cream

D_ — Non-dilute
dd — dilute

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Dm Locus

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Dilute modifier.

Dm → dm
Blue → Caramel
Lilac → Taupe
Cream → Apricot

Dm_ — Not modified
dmdm — modified

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O Locus

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Sex-linked red.

O → o
Red → black

Males
O — red
o — black

Females
OO — red
Oo — tortoiseshell
oo — black

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F Locus

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Rufousing; phaeomelanin intensity.

F → f
Lighter → darker

FF — light
Ff — medium
ff — dark

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G Locus

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Glitter; Translucent hairs that cause a shimmering effect (as seen in the Bengal breed).

Gl → gl
Non-glitter → Glitter

Gl_ — non-glitter
glgl — glitter