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Genetics concerning kittens
In this table you can look up the possible outcoming when you cross different colors with eachother.
A lot depends on the grandparents' genes: if you look at the grandparents , in most cases you can have an idea if the parents are carrying one or more recessive factors. A Seal parent having a blue father or a blue mother, has to carry the Blue factor, and so on.
Since there are almost no homozygot cats (cats wich are pure and haven't been crossed with other colors for some generation) it is relatively difficult to predict the color of the little ones.
The colors between brackets are possible results when one or both of the parents carry a recessive factor.
Remember: there are 3 dominant colors, Seal , Chocolate and Red . Their diluitions, Blue , Lilac and Cream , are recessive colors.
Moreover remember that in order to get a Tabby kitten, one of the parents must be a Tabby too. Two self cats give self ( not-Tabby ) kittens.
MALE
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FEMALE
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KITTENS-MALES
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KITTENS-FEMALES
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| Seal |
Seal |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Seal-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Choc, Cream, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Lilacream) |
| Blue |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Blue-cream |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie, (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Choc |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Choc-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Lilac |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Lilac-cream |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Red |
Red (Cream) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Cream |
Red (Cream) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
MALE
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FEMALE
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KITTENS-MALES
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KITTENS-FEMALES
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| Blue |
Seal |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Seal-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Blue |
Blue (Lilac) |
Blue (Lilac) |
| Blue-cream |
Blue, Cream (Lilac) |
Blue, Bluecream (Lilac, Lilacream) |
| Choc |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Choc-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Lilac |
Blue (Lilac) |
Blue (Lilac) |
| Lilac-cream |
Blue, Cream (Lilac) |
Blue, Bluecream (Lilac, Lilacream) |
| Red |
Red (Cream) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Cream |
Cream |
Bluecream (Lilacream) |
MALE
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FEMALE
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KITTENS-MALES
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KITTENS-FEMALES
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| Choc |
Seal |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Seal-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Blue |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Blue-cream |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Choc |
Choc (lilac) |
Choc (lilac) |
| Choc-tortie |
Red, Choc (Cream, Lilac) |
Choc, Choctortie (Lilac, Lilacream) |
| Lilac |
Choc (Lilac) |
Choc (Lilac) |
| Lilac-cream |
Red, Choc (Cream, Lilac) |
Choc, Choctortie (Lilac, Lilacream) |
| Red |
Red (Cream) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Cream |
Red (Cream) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
MALE
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FEMALE
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KITTENS-MALES
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KITTENS-FEMALES
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| Lilac |
Seal |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
| Seal-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Seal, Sealtortie (Blue, Choc, Lilac, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Blue |
Blue (Lilac) |
Blue (Lilac) |
| Blue-cream |
Blue, Cream (Lilac) |
Blue, Bluecream (Lilac, Liacream) |
| Choc |
Choc (Lilac) |
Choc (Lilac) |
| Choc-tortie |
Red, Choc (Cream, Lilac) |
Choc, Choctortie (Lilac, Lilacram) |
| Lilac |
Lilac |
Lilac |
| Lilac-cream |
Cream, Lilac |
Lilac, Lilacream |
| Red |
Red (Cream) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Cream |
Cream |
Bluecream (Lilacream) |
MALE
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FEMALE
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KITTENS-MALES
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KITTENS-FEMALES
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| Red |
Seal |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Seal-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, hoc, Lilac) |
R(Cream, Choctortie, Bluecream, Lilacream) |
| Blue |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Blue-cream |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Red, Sealtortie (Cream, Choctortie, Bluecream, Lilacream) |
| Choc |
Seal (Choc, Blue, Lilac) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Choc-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Red, Sealtortei (Cream, Bluecream, Lilacream, Choctortie) |
| Lilac |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Lilac-cream |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Red, Sealtortie (Cream, Blucream, Lilacream) |
| Red |
Red (cream) |
Red (cream) |
| Cream |
Red (Cream) |
Red (Cream) |
MALE
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FEMALE
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KITTENS-MALES
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KITTENS-FEMALES
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| Cream |
Seal |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Seal-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Red, Sealtortie (Cream, Bluecream, Lilacream) |
| Blue |
Blue (Lilac) |
Bluecream (Lilacream) |
| Blue-cream |
Blue, Cream (Lilac) |
Cream, Bluecream (Lilacream) |
| Choc |
Seal (Blue, Choc, Lilac) |
Sealtortie (Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Choc-tortie |
Seal, Red (Blue, Cream, Choc, Lilac) |
Red, Sealtortie (Cream, Bluecream, Choctortie, Lilacream) |
| Lilac |
Blue (Lilac) |
Bluecream (Lilacream) |
| Lilac-cream |
Blue, Cream (Lilac) |
Cream, Blucream (Lilacream) |
| Red |
Red (cream) |
Red (Cream) |
| Cream |
Cream |
Cream |
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