Cats
semi-dominant white spotting gene such that small patches of colour break through the white
or which cause a breakdown in white spotting.
Some breeders report a consistently high incidence of numerous small splashes of colour on
the body in certain breeding lines which suggests to them that some other gene(s) is being
inherited alongside the white spotting gene. This may see a repetition of the Chinese
Harlequin programme.
"BIMETALLIC" SIBERIANS & PLATINUM PERSIANS
2013-2014, Sarah Hartwell
Many thanks to Silvia Perego and Lesley Morgan for allowing the use of their photographs
on this page.
Note on Terminology: At present, terminology isn't standardised. "Bi-metallic" describes a
visual effect, while "sunshine" is the (current) proposed genetic name. In Siberian Cats,
sunshine-silver produces the bi-metallic pattern.
For some years, strangely patterned Siberian cats have been turning up. Some are covered in
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