White Gene

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Genetics Department

• Status: Active
• Head: Kitsufox

Department Mission

• To provide genetic information for every character who procreates in game, and to provide genotypes as requested by players.

Genetics Information

• Colors
  • White Gene
  • Calico, Black/"Brown", & Red Genes
  • Black, Chocolate and Cinnamon Genes
  • Dilution Genes
• Markings
  • Tabby Marking Genes
  • White Marking Gene
  • Color Restriction Gene
• Visual Color Guides
  • Visual Guide to Self & Bicolor
  • Visual Guide to Tabby Colors
  • Visual Guide to Restricted Colors
• Essays
  • Hybridization
  • Tortoiseshell Toms & CoSC
  • Rare Genes in the Clans - The CoSC Approach
• Making it Work
  • All the Color Genes at Once
  • Tabby & Colors
  • Pointed & Colors

Other Departments

• Genealogy
• Genetics
• Character Imagery
• Information Drive
• Litters Applications
• Name Progression

A solid white cat is created by a completely separate gene than the white marking one. The 'White' gene is highly dominate and masks all other genetic possibilities in cats. This means:

The White Gene

WW: A (Homozygous) White cat

Ww: A (Hetrozygous) White cat

ww: A Non-white cat

Breeding

Homozygous White (WW) x Homozygous White (WW)	Homozygous White (WW) x Hetrozygous White (Ww)
White (WW) Cat White (WW) Cat 100% (WW) White	White (WW) Cat White (Ww) Cat 50% (WW) White 50% (Ww) White
Homozygous White (WW) x Non-white (ww)	Hetrozygous White (Ww) x Non-white (ww)
White (WW) Cat Non-white (ww) Cat 100% (Ww) White	White (Ww) Cat Non-white (ww) Cat 50% (Ww) White 50% (ww) Non-white
Non-white (ww) x Non-white (ww)
Non-white (ww) Cat Non-white (ww) Cat 100% (ww) Non-white

Click here to see the above breedings in Punnet Squares

References

• Self Coloured Cats
• White Cats and Deafness