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Persian cat: Chocolate and Lilac color

Chocolate  or  lilac  Persians?considered to be the basic color. Pigment
melanin in black color - eumelanin, in red -
Can it be possible? I, as an owner, breedingpheomelanin. All the rest various colors
Persians and exots, pose myself such a(except white) are only derivatives of these
problem quite recently. Of, course theytwo. Black color of the hair is formed under
exist, if to see from genetic point of view.the influence of gene B - black, which is
These colors are included into standard,defined full chromogenesis. The pigment
there is their description, but... Where areequally assignes to the axis of hair from the
they? By all accounts from abroad, they haveroot till the tip. Gene B - black of black
such animals but for some reason they arecolor is prepotent, and behind it the row of
more often met in pedigrees of British catsrecessive  genes  can  be  hiden:
as experimental partners for leading new
color into the breed, but not like exhibition" Gene brightener D (delutor - i.e. diluent),
stars. It had to spent lots of time to answerthat gives an opportunity to receive from the
the question: 'What is the real situationgiven sire kittens of blue color. This gene
with Lilac and Chocolate in the Persianis charged with distribution of pigments,
group?'their more thin location along the axis of
hair, making the tone of the hair more light;
The paradox came to light at once: there is
enough big number of Points with Chocolate" Gene b of chocolate color ( special
and Lilac masques and practically fulllocation of pigments along the axis of the
absence of equally colored individuals.hair) , giving an opportunity to receive from
Probably, the fashion played its role in it.the giving animal kittens of chocolate color
After all, from the genetic point of viewand, in combination with gene-brightener D,
Lilac-Point color is more difficult inlilac color. Consideration must be given to
receiving than, for example, Chocolate Solidthe fact that gene b is recessive. I.e. to
(solid-monochromatic, 'firm' colour). Now,receive kittens of chocolate color, both of
thanks to fashion's jokes, selectionists areparents must be carrier of this gene, and to
forced to word for word take out Chocolatereceive the posterity of lilac color, both of
and Lilac either from Solid-carriers CRCparents must have at the same time genes D
(carriers of Color-Point gene) or to workand  b;
simpliciter with color lines, making
copulations Solids (moreover it is desirable" Gene of siamese color is interesting by
of stronger type) with Colors and furtheropportunity to receive the posterity with
interbreeding on the Color parents. Suchsiamese marks, including blue, chocolate and
copulations are made for a long time, butlilac colors (in the presence of genes of
purposeful selection are begun recently inclarification and chocolate color at the same
this  direction.time).
Only several breeding nurseries work today inPresence of given genes can define, studied
this  direction:the pedigree of sire or in practice, choosing
partners with known genetics. But to receive
" This is JUKI in Poland. It is world-famousthe color, close to ideal, it is necessary to
nursery. But again they have Chocolate andkeep to the rule - to pair similar with
Lilac not like purpose of selection, but likesimilar. The main requirement for the quality
a side effect of Color-Points' breeding ofof lilac and chocolate color is their tender,
modern  type.warm tone. These colors go well together, but
as possible partners it is allowed to choose
" This is Smaragd in Estonia, whichcats of Red, Cream colors, who give their
specializes in Persian and Exotic cats ofLilac and Chocolate progeny pinkish tint of
Lilac color and uses in the work cats fromhair and bright eye color. To Lilac and
JUKI  and  Finnish  nurseries.Chocolate Tabbys can be recommended Golden
Tabbys as possible partners or improvers of
" Lilac cat of strong type, reached hightype.
victories by FIFE system. Pedigree program of
the nursery is various and includesPeculiarity of today's situation in Chocolate
copulations  with  Chocolate  sires.breeding of Persian is that the task to get
rid of Siamese gene became the purpose of the
" This is Tair Polling in Ukraine, using alsoselectionists. At the first stage of the work
bloods of JUKI, but specializing, vice versa,it comes to the leading this gene into the
only in Chocolates and Tabbys. You can seerecessive state. In future, numerous
first kittens from this oldest Kharkovcopulations of Chocolates and Lilacs 'inside
nursery  in  Moscow.them' will allow to clear up the color gene
of  the  population.
" This is club Irbis (FIFE) in Krasnodar,
working at the Colors' bloods and carriers ofIt would seem that there is nothing simplier
Chocolate. Today the nursery Rarity of oneto pair Lilac-Point with Red cat, and then
sire, cat of Lilac color. Now you can see theinterbreed littermates between each other.
first  Lilac  prosterity  of  show-quality.But the question of the type stands the most
sharply in Persians than in other breeds.
" The nursery Kelisa in Sochi is the nurseryThat's why such way is inconvinient - doing
of Chocolate Persians. Prosterity of the samethe step forward, it has to do two steps
type, thought-out pedigree program. Theback. What we have to do? Very often animals
nursery plans the receiving of Lilac Exotsof black color, especially in extreme breeds
and  the  perfection  of  the  type.are the carriers of the strongest, modern
type, that's why they are used as improvers
" Several animals of Chocolate color appearedin the breeding of animals of different
in Russia and Ukraine, but you can't see thecolors such as Points, Smokes, Bicolors and
result of breeding yet. Or these cats stilleven Chinchillas. That's why it is
too young, or the pedigree program is notappropriate to attract exactly them (or
thought out, giving a soon result. ChocolateTortoiseshell cats, received from black,
Exot of Kharkov bloods lives in Sainthigh-class  sires)  to the chocolate program.
Petersburg (owner is Orlova S.), also the
city on Neva can boast of ChocolateExtract from the standard of Persian colors
Color-Point, imported from Poland, one moreWCF  (edition  by  1995)
Exot from Kharkov is purchased by the nursery
Dimarsh  (Moscow)."  PER  b  CHOCOLATE
" Ther are animals of modern type in Perm andColor: All colors of brown are accepted,
Voronezh, but because of their remotenesswithout rust, white hairs or picture. Without
from the capital or passivity of the ownersgrey  undercoat,  color  must  be  equal.
we  have  a  few  information  about  them.
Lobe  of  the  nose: Color of milky chocolate
" The nursery Alexander-Fred (Moscow) has
three Chocolate Persian cats ( of differentPads:  Color  of  cinnamon  or  chocolate
blood lines), one Chocolate Exot, Chocolate
Cream cat, and also several cats-carriers ofEye  color:  Copper  or  deep-orange
chocolate gene. The nursery plans the
receiving of Chocolate and Lilac Bicolor"  PER  c  LILAC
cats. The nursery leads common pedigree
program  with  Kelisa  (Sochi).Color: Color of hair is pale lilac with light
pink shimmer, without white hairs or
" Several enthusiasts in Moscow started thepicture.Without grey undercoat, color must be
breeding of Chocolate and Lilac Persians, butequal.
probably they either didn't have enough means
to purchase interesting sires or purposefullyLobe  of  the  nose:Lilac
decided to go all the way of
coming-into-being of animals' type, whoPads:  Lilac-pink
originally received chocolate color by the
way  of  interbreeding.Eye  color:  Copper  or  deep-orange
It is necessary to understand geneticToday the interest to the rare Persian colors
appropriatenesses of these colors to know theincreases. That's why I hope that very soon
rules of breeding and receiving of Lilacs andwe can often see the rarest and the most
Chocolates.mysterious Chocolates and Lilacs on the
shows!
Black color of the hair equally with red is



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