Bengal Coat Color Pack: Charcoal, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Diluted, Snow
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Panel de ADN de rasgos fenotípicos (estéticos) específico para el bengala que determina las variantes genéticas de color y patrón de capa: charcoal, chocolate, cinnamon, dilución y snow. A diferencia de los paneles de enfermedad, no detecta variantes patológicas: todos los rasgos incluidos son exclusivamente cosméticos. Se realiza a partir de hisopado bucal o sangre y permite predecir los colores y patrones esperados en cada apareamiento. Es muy útil para planificar programas de cría sin recurrir a cruzamientos de prueba.
Diseases included in this pack
Charcoal Color Variant I (Non-simple Mendelian colour trait: it is associated with compound heterozygosity in ASIP, with an A^Pbe haplotype from the Asian leopard cat and the non-agouti allele (a) of the domestic cat. The association is not complete and expression is variable.)
Dark coat colour pattern (charcoal) characteristic of the Bengal breed, with a dark fox-like facial mask and a grey-black background pattern against which the rosettes stand out. It results from a particular allelic combination at the Agouti locus (ASIP), involving a haplotype originating from the Asian leopard cat…
Snow Color Variant (Autosomal recessive with respect to C; allelic series C > cb > cs > c, with cb incompletely dominant over cs (cb/cs = intermediate mink phenotype).)
Colour variant specific to the Bengal breed that produces soft colorpoint phenotypes called snow, in their three forms: seal lynx point (cs/cs), seal mink (cb/cs) and seal sepia (cb/cb). The rosette pattern is maintained on a cream or ivory background. It results from the cb (Burmese) and cs (Siamese) variants of th…
Color de pelo canela (gato, todas las razas) (Autosomal recessive with respect to B (series B > b > b^l). b^l/b^l gives cinnamon; b/b or b/b^l gives chocolate; B/- gives full colour.)
Recessive coat colour produced by a nonsense mutation in the TYRP1 gene that gives a cinnamon (or light brown) coat. It corresponds to the b^l allele of the Brown locus. It is not a disease. The test is complementary to, and not a substitute for, the clinical examination.
Chocolate/cinnamon brown coat color variant (cat, all breeds) (Autosomal recessive (allelic series B > b > b^l): chocolate in bb or bb^l; cinnamon in b^lb^l)
The chocolate (brown) colour of the cat is a pigmentation trait produced by variants of the TYRP1 gene. Cats with two copies of the b allele show a chocolate (chestnut) coat, whereas the b^l allele produces the light brown or cinnamon colour. It is a visible trait and not a disease, and it is inherited in an autosom…
Coat dilution (cat, all breeds) (Autosomal recessive. Only d/d homozygotes show coat dilution; heterozygotes have normal colour.)
Coat dilution in the domestic cat is a recessive trait caused by a one-base deletion in the MLPH gene (melanophilin). Cats homozygous for the dilution allele show lightened colours (blue, bluish grey, lilac, cream, etc.) depending on the base colour. Unlike the dog, in the cat MLPH dilution has not been associated w…
Frequently asked questions
What does this pack include?
It includes 5 hereditary disease tests: Charcoal Color Variant I, Snow Color Variant, Color de pelo canela (gato, todas las razas), Chocolate/cinnamon brown coat color variant (cat, all breeds)…. All are analysed in our laboratory.
What do the results mean?
The report shows the genotype and inheritance pattern of each variant. It is a breeding-decision tool: it guides which crosses to avoid, it does not guarantee the absence of disease.
How is the sample taken?
Buccal swab or 0.5–1 ml EDTA blood. The kit ships free to Spain, the EU and the UK.
