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GENETICS OF COAT COLOUR INHERITANCE
RED SERIES

Black

Black carrying dilute

Blue

Red

Red carrying dilute

Cream





Choose Colour of Sire
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Black
Black carrying dilute
Blue
Seal Tortie
Seal Tortie carrying dilute
Blue Tortie
Red
Red carrying dilute
Cream



Choose Colour of Dam

Males Symbol ~ denotes "carrying"   See possible Kitten colours


Females



Phaeomelanin (Red) masks eumelanin so that a Red cat carrying Chocolate (BbDDO) has same phenotype as
a Red cat which is Chocolate (bbDDO). See examples below.

RED WITH CHOCOLATE (Example 1) BbO Red carrying Chocolate

Red Male
BbDdO~dilute&Choc
X
Lilac Female
bbddoo
=

Males

BbDdo Black~dilute&Choc

Bbddo Blue~Chocolate

bbDdo Chocolate~dilute

bbddo Lilac

Females

BbDdOo SealTortie~dilute&Choc

BbddOo BlueTortie~Chocolate

bbDdOo ChocolateTortie~dilute

bbddOo LilacTortie

RED WITH CHOCOLATE (Example 2) bbO Red/Chocolate

Red/Chocolate Male
bbDdO~dilute
X
Lilac Female
bbddoo
=

Male
bbDdo Chocolate~dilute

Male
bbddo Lilac

Female
bbDdOo ChocolateTortie~dilute

Female
bbddOo LilacTortie