Silver Birmans
The first thing to establish with Silver Point Birmans, is that colour is a separate entity from pattern.
The following are:
BASIC COLOURS | |
DENSE | DILUTE |
SEAL | BLUE |
CHOCOLATE | LILAC |
CINNAMON | FAWN |
RED | CREAM |
SEAL TORTIE | BLUE TORTIE |
CHOCOLATE TORTIE | LILAC TORTIE |
CINNAMON TORTIE | FAWN TORTIE |
All these colours are possible with any or all of the following:
BASIC PATTERNS | |
DOMINANT | RECESSIVE |
AGOUTI (Tabby) (A) | NON AGOUTI (Non Tabby) (a) |
Abyssinian (Ta) | Mackerel (T) |
Blotched (Classic) (tb) | |
SILVER (Inhibitor) (I) | NON SILVER ( Non Inhibitor) (i) |
Tipped (high grade) | |
Shaded (medium grade) | |
Smoke (low grade) | |
Dark under colour(i.e. more pigment, less silver) | |
Medium under colour(more even amounts of silver & pigment) | |
Light under colour(i.e. more silver, less pigment) | |
FULL COLOUR ( C) | HIMALAYAN PATTERN (cs) |
NON WHITE SPOTTING (w) | WHITE SPOTTING (W) |
Unlike colour genes the basic pattern genes will combine with other patterns. This is demonstrated in the Silver Tabby Pt Birman, which exhibits a combination of the four different patterns.
1. TABBY | 2. HIMALAYAN PATTERN |
3. SILVER | 4. WHITE GLOVING |
Even though the genetic make up may be identical, the appearance of silvers may vary depending on the grade of silver present.
N.B. Silver Tabbies result as a combination of Silver and Agouti (tabby).
Smokes result, when the Agouti gene is absent and the Silver gene present.
Silver/Tabby Expectations
PARENTS | PARENTS | PROGENY | |
1 | Silver Tabby | Silver Tabby | All Silver Tabby |
2 | Silver Tabby | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | ½ Silver Tabby ½ Silver Tabby carrying non silver |
3 | Silver Tabby | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | ½ Silver Tabby ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby |
4 | Silver Tabby | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | ¼ Silver Tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non silver & non tabby |
5 | Silver Tabby | Tabby | All Silver Tabby carrying non silver |
6 | Silver Tabby | Tabby carrying non tabby | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
7 | Silver Tabby | Smoke | All Silver Tabby carrying non tabby |
8 | Silver Tabby | Smoke carrying non silver | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
9 | Silver Tabby | Plain | All Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
10 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ¼ Silver Tabby ¼ Tabby |
11 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | ¼ Silver Tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ¼ silver Tabby carry non tabby & non silver |
12 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Silver Tabby carrying non silver & non Tabby |
¼ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver 1/8 Silver Tabby 1/8 Silver Tabby carrying non tabby 1/8 Tabby 1/8 Tabby carrying non tabby |
13 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Tabby | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non
silver ½ Tabby |
14 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Tabby carrying non tabby | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver ¼ Tabby ¼ Tabby carrying non tabby |
15 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Smoke | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ½ Silver tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
16 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Smoke carrying non silver | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Tabby carrying non tabby |
17 | Silver Tabby carrying non silver | Plain | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ½ Tabby carrying non tabby |
18 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Silver Tabby ¼ Smoke |
19 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver 1/8 Silver Tabby 1/8 Silver Tabby carrying non silver 1/8 Smoke 1/8 Smoke carrying non silver |
20 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Tabby | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non silver ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
21 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Tabby carrying non tabby | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non Silver ¼ Smoke carrying non Silver |
22 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Smoke | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non Tabby ½ Smoke |
23 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Smoke carrying non silver | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non t Tabby & non silver ¼ Smoke ¼ Smoke carrying non silver |
24 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby | Plain | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ½ Smoke carrying non silver |
25 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver 1/8 Silver Tabby carrying non Silver 1/8 Silver Tabby carrying non tabby 1/8 Tabby carrying non tabby 1/8 Smoke carrying non silver 1/16 Silver Tabby 1/16 Tabby 1/16 Smoke 1/16 Plain |
26 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | Tabby | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non Silver ¼ Tabby ¼ silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver ¼ Tabby carrying non Tabby |
27 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | Tabby carrying non tabby | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ¼ Tabby carrying non tabby 1/8 Silver Tabby carrying non Silver 1/8 Tabby 1/8 Smoke carrying non silver 1/8 Plain |
28 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | Smoke | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver ¼ Smoke ¼ Smoke carrying non silver |
29 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | Smoke carrying non silver | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ¼ Smoke carrying non silver 1/8 Silver Tabby carrying non tabby 1/8 Tabby carrying non tabby 1/8 Smoke 1/8 Plain |
30 | Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver | Plain | ¼ silver tabby carrying non Tabby & non
silver ¼ Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ smoke carrying non silver ¼ plain |
31 | Tabby | Tabby | All Tabby |
32 | Tabby | Tabby carrying non tabby | ½ Tabby ½ Tabby carrying non tabby |
33 | Tabby | Smoke | All Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non silver |
34 | Tabby | Smoke carrying non silver | ½ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ½ Tabby carrying non tabby |
35 | Tabby | Plain | All Tabby carrying non tabby |
36 | Tabby carrying non tabby | Tabby carrying non tabby | ½ Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Tabby ¼ Plain |
37 | Tabby carrying non tabby | Smoke | ½ Silver Tabby carrying Non Tabby & Non
Silver ½ Smoke carrying non silver |
38 | Tabby carrying non tabby | Smoke carrying non silver | ¼ Silver Tabby carrying non tabby & non
silver ¼ Tabby carrying non tabby ¼ Smoke carrying non silver ¼ Plain |
39 | Tabby carrying non tabby | Plain | ½ Tabby carrying non tabby ½ Plain |
40 | Smoke | Smoke | All Smoke |
41 | Smoke | Smoke carrying non silver | ½ Smoke ½ Smoke carrying non silver |
42 | Smoke | Plain | All Smoke carrying non silver |
43 | Smoke carrying non silver | Smoke carrying non silver | ½ Smoke carrying non silver ¼ Smoke ¼ Plain |
44 | Smoke carrying non silver | Plain | ½ Smoke carrying non silver ½ Plain |
45 | Plain | Plain | All Plain |
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