Markings
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Markings/Tabby |
All patterns must be clear, pure, distinct and equal on both
sides of the body. All patterns display a light patch (thumbprint) on the
ears.
In the patterns blotched, mackerel, spotted and marbled the
following is in common:
A „M“ on the forehead, two to three spirals on the cheeks. The
chest is banded with two stripes like a necklace, which may
not be broken. The legs are regularly barred, and the tail is
evenly ringed. A double row of dark spots runs down from the
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Blotched
(Classic Blotched)
A- mcmc |
Butterfly-like markings on the shoulders. The pattern on the
back is constituted by a vertical line in the colour of the
pattern running from the shoulders to the tip of the tail (ale
line). On each side runs a coloured line in parallel clearly
separated to the ground colour.
On both sides of the body there is a clear encircled pattern. |
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Mackerel
A- Mc- |
Numerous narrow lines clearly separated to the ground colour
run vertically from the spine to the belly.
An unbroken line runs from the head over the back to the tip
of the tail (ale line). |
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Spotted A- Sp- |
The body and the legs are covered by numerous round or oval
spots, which are clearly separated from each other and do not
melt; the more numerous the spots are the better; they may
show any shade of colour harmonizing to the ground colour. The
shape of the spots to be uniform in each cat. In some breeds
the spots may be broken, so called rosettes; they
display a lighter center with a darker edge.
A slight spine line is permitted. |
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Ticked A- Ta- |
Each single hair is ticked with the corresponding colour of
the pattern, i.e. each hair has three to five bands, the tip
of the hair is fully coloured.
In some breeds the front and hind legs may have fine, distinct
bars; on the chest may be one or two broken or unbroken rings;
in other breeds bars on the legs and rings on the chest are not
permitted (see the appropriate description in the standard).
The face and the forehead have tabby markings; the plantar
face of the paws and the tip of the tail are coloured with the
colour of the pattern. |
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Marbled |
This type of pattern differs from the blotched pattern by
having different outlining in the pattern; they are broken and
display light centers with dark edges. The cat appears to be
marbled. |
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A- can be: AA or Aa A- must be present that the
tabby pattern is visible.
In non-agouti cats you do not see the tabby pattern, you may see the
pattern, when the cats are babies. Non-agouti (aa) suppresses the
tabby pattern. |
Mc- can be: McMc or Mcmc |
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Ta- can be: TaTa or Tata |
Please note that the gene Ta and the gene responsible for the
tabby pattern are located at different loci.
For example, think at the Ocicat, where the tabby pattern
and the base colour are ticked: A- Sp- Ta- |
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Sp- can be: SpSp or Spsp |
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