Cat breeds
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- What percentage do randombred cats make up
- 95%
- Abyssinan
- oldest breed, from Egypt, an elegant feline with a muscular body, beautiful arched neck, large ears and almond shaped eyes, ticking in coat
- American Shorthair
- gentle companion, a playmate for your children, and a full-fledged member of the family, This breed is known for its longevity, robust health, good looks, quiet disposition
- Birman
- From Burma,The ideal Birman is a large, long stocky cat. It has long silky hair, not as thick as that of the Persian, and is of a texture that doesn’t mat. The color of the coat is light, preferably with a golden cast, as if misted with gold. The “points†- face, legs and tail - are darker, similar to the Siamese and colorpointed Persian color patterns of Siamese
- Burmese
- walnut-brown from Burma, raspy voice;carry surprising weight for their size and have often been described as “bricks wrapped in silk.†Their coats are very short, satin-like in texture, and generally require little grooming,compact cats with the rounder heads
- Himalayan
- Sweet playful, breathing problems, Cross bt Siamese and Persian; long coat with points; blue eyes
- Maine Coon
- native American longhaired cat and was recognized as a specific breed in Maine where they were held in high regard for their mousing talents, sturdy, few health problems, any color pattern
- Ocicat
- The Ocicat is an agouti spotted cat of moderate type. large, active animal with an athletic appearance. It is very solid and well-muscled and has a short, tight coat with a satin sheen that shows off muscles and spots to their best advantage.
- Oriental
- The Oriental was developed to explore all the possibilities of color and pattern, sleek design, Siamese cross
- Persian
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Imported from Europe, "Furniture with Fur"
very long hair, brachycephalic - Russian Blue
- Perpetual smile - hairs tipped in silver, imported from Russia
- Scottish Fold
- Ears roll forward, The folded ear is produced by an incomplete dominant gene and is the result of a spontaneous mutation.
- Siamese
- Thailand, walked walls of palaces as alarm systems very vocal, long thin body
- Tonkingese
- Siamese/Burmese, affectionate, vocal, medium coat, size
- Genus small cats belong to
- Felis
- Genus and species of domesticated cats
- Felis Catus
- How are cheetahs different from other cats
- claws are not fully retractable
- Cobby confirmation
- short, deep chested, compact
- foreign confirmation
- slim with long, tapering lines
- blotched tabby pattern
- wide stripes with bulls eyes
- mackeral tabby pattern
- stripes that radiate from spine
- agouti
- tabby striping on legs and face alternating light and dark bands
- spotted tabby
- spots on face and tail
- non-agouti gene
- mutation that made two copies of gene, solid in color
- eumalanin
- black and brown pigmentation
- phenomelanin
- red and yellow
- what colors are all cats?
- black/orange or combo
- What two chromosomes do female cats have
- xx
- What two chromosomes do male cats have?
- xy
- What chromosome carries the orange color?
- x