2007-10-27 14:16:46 · 7 answers · asked by Kathy 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolor_cat
2007-10-27 14:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
''Tuxedo Cat'' is the name of the markings of the cats fur. It is not a ''breed''. Tuxedos come in a few different breeds.
A bicolor cat has white fur combined with fur of some other colour, for example black or tabby. There are various patterns of bicolor cat. These range from Van pattern (colour on the crown of the head and the tail only) through to solid colour with a throat locket. The tuxedo pattern is one of many possible bicolor patterns.
Where there is low-to-medium grade white spotting limited to the face, paws, throat and chest of an otherwise black cat, they are known in the United States as a tuxedo cat. High grade bicolor results in Van-pattern cats. There are many patterns between such as cap-and-saddle, mask-and-mantle and magpie (more randomly splashed). Bicolors are found in many breeds as well as being common in domestic longhair cats and domestic shorthair cats.
Solid color bicolor cats occur because there is a white spotting gene present along with a recessive allele of the agouti gene, which evens out the usual striped pattern of the colors of the coat. In contrast, tabby cats have an agouti gene that produces striping of the coat. The Abyssinian has agouti (ticked tabby) fur, giving the appearance of even colour with color-banded hairs.
White spotting can also occur with any of the tabby patterns, resulting in tabby-and-white bicolors. Colorpoint (Himalayan pattern) cats can have bicolor points although this variation is not recognised for exhibition. The body markings of bicolor colorpoints become clearer with age as the body fur of colorpoint cats darkens as the cats grow older and the white patches become more visible.
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2007-10-27 14:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No breed, it's a coat pattern.
Black and white where most of the cat is black so it looks like they're wearing a tuxedo.
If the coat color is orange and white, or brown and white, they're not called tuxedos.
2007-10-27 14:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that is a breed. I would say that he or she is a "Heinz 57". In other words, a this would be a mixed breed. Sometimes they are called "American Shorthair". The term tuxedo just describes the coloring.
2007-10-27 14:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by jlaur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tuxedo are the colour markings NOT the breed..
like you can get a tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell being the colour not breed.... you may have a torti that is a moggy (i have 2 ) or a torti that is also a specific breed, like a torti Ragdoll. torti being the colouring, Ragdoll being the breed
2007-10-27 15:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by Fluffy Cheryl♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Domestic shorthair. Also known as you basic kitty. Mine is named Leo.
2007-10-27 14:24:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
American shorthair........ I beleive so. American shorthairs come in all kinds of colors. There are even calicos that are American shorthair.
2007-10-27 14:26:10 · answer #7 · answered by **Bella** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋