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Bicolor cat
A bicolor cat (or bicolour cat in Commonwealth English) is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example, solid black, tabby, or colorpointed. There are various patterns of a bicolor cat. Bicolor coats are found in many cat breeds.[citation needed]
Tuxedo cats have a low-to-medium grade white spotting limited to the face, paws, throat, and chest of an otherwise black cat. Van-patterned cats have high-grade bicolor, which is typical for the Turkish Van breed. There are many patterns, such as "cap-and-saddle", "mask-and-mantle" and "harlequin" (also known as "magpie").
Solid-color bicolor cats occur because there is a white spotting gene present with a recessive allele of the agouti gene. The agouti gene evens out the striped pattern within coat colors. In contrast, tabby cats have an agouti gene that produces striping of the coat. The Abyssinian has agouti (ticked tabby) fur, giving the appearance of even color with color-banded hairs.
Bicoloration in cats is graded from one to ten; with one being completely colored, and ten being completely white. There are also several patterns with their own names.
Van-patterned cats are bicolor cats, they are mostly white (generally more than 75% white). They have color around their ears and tail, separated by white coloring. They may have small (roughly coin sized) colored spots on and around their spine. The term Van pattern comes from the Turkish Van (named after Lake Van), which is a Van-patterned bicolor breed. The Van pattern is known to animal geneticists as the Seychelles (Seychellois) pattern and is classified into three variants:
This pattern type has high-grade white spotting. The coat pattern ranges from seven to nine on the Bicolor grade chart.[citation needed]
Another type of color-and-white cat is the harlequin patterned bicolor cat. This coat pattern is sometimes referred to as a cow cat, moo cat, magpie or panda cat and includes the cap-and-saddle and mask-and-mantle patterns.[citation needed] The harlequin patterned coat is predominantly white (generally 50%-75% white) combined with colored markings on the cat's body, including its head and tail. The coat does not have the solid colored "jacket" like the tuxedo coat. Harlequin patterns have multiple, conjoined, or larger spots on the body or an extended head spot that reaches the face. Harlequin coats have large colored patches over a white body, with a colored mask over the head.[citation needed]
The cat labeled "bicolor" or "true bicolor" is the preferred pattern in show-quality bicolor purebred cats. Bicolor patterned cats have medium grade white spotting (generally approximately 50%-25% white). The cat registry Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) states that for a "standard" bicolor coat to compete in shows, "The colour patches must be clearly separated from each other, even in colour and harmoniously distributed." They also state "at least 1⁄2 should be colored, but not more than 3⁄4; the rest is white." The World Cat Federation (WFC) allows an amount of color between 1⁄2 up to 2⁄3 for bicolor patterned cats. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) states, "Cats with no more than a locket and/or button [patch on chest] do not qualify for this color class."
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Bicolor cat
A bicolor cat (or bicolour cat in Commonwealth English) is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example, solid black, tabby, or colorpointed. There are various patterns of a bicolor cat. Bicolor coats are found in many cat breeds.[citation needed]
Tuxedo cats have a low-to-medium grade white spotting limited to the face, paws, throat, and chest of an otherwise black cat. Van-patterned cats have high-grade bicolor, which is typical for the Turkish Van breed. There are many patterns, such as "cap-and-saddle", "mask-and-mantle" and "harlequin" (also known as "magpie").
Solid-color bicolor cats occur because there is a white spotting gene present with a recessive allele of the agouti gene. The agouti gene evens out the striped pattern within coat colors. In contrast, tabby cats have an agouti gene that produces striping of the coat. The Abyssinian has agouti (ticked tabby) fur, giving the appearance of even color with color-banded hairs.
Bicoloration in cats is graded from one to ten; with one being completely colored, and ten being completely white. There are also several patterns with their own names.
Van-patterned cats are bicolor cats, they are mostly white (generally more than 75% white). They have color around their ears and tail, separated by white coloring. They may have small (roughly coin sized) colored spots on and around their spine. The term Van pattern comes from the Turkish Van (named after Lake Van), which is a Van-patterned bicolor breed. The Van pattern is known to animal geneticists as the Seychelles (Seychellois) pattern and is classified into three variants:
This pattern type has high-grade white spotting. The coat pattern ranges from seven to nine on the Bicolor grade chart.[citation needed]
Another type of color-and-white cat is the harlequin patterned bicolor cat. This coat pattern is sometimes referred to as a cow cat, moo cat, magpie or panda cat and includes the cap-and-saddle and mask-and-mantle patterns.[citation needed] The harlequin patterned coat is predominantly white (generally 50%-75% white) combined with colored markings on the cat's body, including its head and tail. The coat does not have the solid colored "jacket" like the tuxedo coat. Harlequin patterns have multiple, conjoined, or larger spots on the body or an extended head spot that reaches the face. Harlequin coats have large colored patches over a white body, with a colored mask over the head.[citation needed]
The cat labeled "bicolor" or "true bicolor" is the preferred pattern in show-quality bicolor purebred cats. Bicolor patterned cats have medium grade white spotting (generally approximately 50%-25% white). The cat registry Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) states that for a "standard" bicolor coat to compete in shows, "The colour patches must be clearly separated from each other, even in colour and harmoniously distributed." They also state "at least 1⁄2 should be colored, but not more than 3⁄4; the rest is white." The World Cat Federation (WFC) allows an amount of color between 1⁄2 up to 2⁄3 for bicolor patterned cats. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) states, "Cats with no more than a locket and/or button [patch on chest] do not qualify for this color class."
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