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pointed longhairs. Longhair can also occur as a simple mutation; again the gene may be
carried hidden for many generations. An unlikely explanation is that it came from the
domestication of the longhaired Pallas cat (F manul) of western China although genetic
evidence is lacking. More feasibly early british breeders may have outcrossed early Siamese
imports to longhaired cats or to shorthaired cats which had a recessive gene for longhair.
Possibly they were crossed with Turkish Angoras, another breed popular at the time.
After many years of hiding their existence, a "Longhair Siamese" was registered with the Cat
Fanciers Federation in 1928, however they were not bred in earnest until 1955 when Marion
Dorsey began breeding and showing the longer-haired variety in the USA. Since long hair is
a recessive trait, these long-haired Siamese bred true. To keep it separate from the
conventional shorthaired Siamese it required a new name. "Balinese" was chosen to reflect its
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