![]() Instead, they experience pigment clumping that causes many areas in their hair to have no pigmentation at all.īut if that’s the case, why are the colors simply diluted and not absent? However, cats with two copies of the gene don’t have uniform pigmentation. Cats without the dilute gene have normal pigmentation uniformly through the fur. The effect is produced because the melanophilin alters the distribution of melanin granules (pigment) throughout the cat’s fur. This is only possible through the inheritance of the gene from both parents, making the effect autosomal recessive-and rare. The dilute phenotype-or diluted color coat-only makes an appearance when the cat carries two copies of the dilute gene. Not all cats have the gene, and even those who do are not guaranteed to have a diluted coat. There is an actual gene known as the dilute gene (or melanophilin) that can be present within the genetic sequences of some cats. The running theory is that it just sounds fancier by judges at cat shows. Cats with grey colored coats effectively have a diluted black coat-genetically speaking.īut what’s wrong with the term grey? Nobody knows. The blue is a subtle hue similar to that which military cadets wear. When referring to cat colors, grey or silver cats are called blue due to the bluish tint that their coats will have. Instead, they’re referred to as “blue”.īlue Rare Maine Coon Cat Image Credit: Pxfuel Well, not at least to the Cat Fanciers Association and other cat clubs. And some are just a solid grey color all over.īut…they’re not grey. Some are grey with hints of silver or smoke. To the average Joe, there are plenty of Grey Maine Coon cats in the world. ![]() And these gentle giants come in all different shades and pattern ways.īut what about grey? Do grey Maine Coons even exist? Maine coons are among the world’s largest cat breeds with the current record holder-a Maine Coon named Ludo-measuring 45.6 inches long from tip to tail. ![]()
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