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The Inhibitor gene "inhibits" color from the root of the hair. This means the root of the hair is white while the tip is colored. It is the Inhibitor gene that produces smoke, shaded, and shell cats. For this reason, the Inhibitor gene is often referred to as a Smoke or Shaded gene.
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Tabbies, Smokes/Shaded & Silvers, Bicolors, Pointed cats and Chocolates... Genetically, these wonderful colors of cats are just red, black or tortoiseshell cats, until the addition of a single gene or two changes the color of the coat.
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An understanding of the various types of patterns of inheritance is a basic component to the development of a successful breeding program. Learn the 10 main ways a gene can be inherited in cats.
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The inhibitor gene (I) is responsible for the Silvers, Shaded, Smokes and the Silver Tabbies of the cat world. This article provides a general overview of how the gene produces these lovely colors.
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Tarnishing can occur in any cat that is a silver or silver tabby. Tarnish is a browning or yellowing of areas of the silver coat, the result of incomplete "clearing" of color by the inhibition gene that creates silvers genetically.
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Sometimes when you cannot find the `perfect` cat for your breeding program, you decide to accept a cat who has the one trait you really want even though the kitty doesn`t meet all your needs. This feline is called a "process cat".
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