Persian cat: Chocolate and Lilac color

Chocolate or lilac Persians?Chocolates.
Can it be possible? I, as an owner, breedingBlack color of the hair equally with red is
Persians and exots, pose myself such a problemconsidered to be the basic color. Pigment melanin
quite recently. Of, course they exist, if to seein black color - eumelanin, in red - pheomelanin. All
from genetic point of view. These colors arethe rest various colors (except white) are only
included into standard, there is their description,derivatives of these two. Black color of the hair is
but... Where are they? By all accounts fromformed under the influence of gene B - black,
abroad, they have such animals but for somewhich is defined full chromogenesis. The pigment
reason they are more often met in pedigrees ofequally assignes to the axis of hair from the root
British cats as experimental partners for leadingtill the tip. Gene B - black of black color is
new color into the breed, but not like exhibitionprepotent, and behind it the row of recessive
stars. It had to spent lots of time to answer thegenes can be hiden:
question: 'What is the real situation with Lilac and" Gene brightener D (delutor - i.e. diluent), that
Chocolate in the Persian group?'gives an opportunity to receive from the given
The paradox came to light at once: there issire kittens of blue color. This gene is charged
enough big number of Points with Chocolate andwith distribution of pigments, their more thin
Lilac masques and practically full absence oflocation along the axis of hair, making the tone of
equally colored individuals. Probably, the fashionthe hair more light;
played its role in it. After all, from the genetic" Gene b of chocolate color ( special location of
point of view Lilac-Point color is more difficult inpigments along the axis of the hair) , giving an
receiving than, for example, Chocolate Solidopportunity to receive from the giving animal
(solid-monochromatic, 'firm' colour). Now, thanks tokittens of chocolate color and, in combination with
fashion's jokes, selectionists are forced to wordgene-brightener D, lilac color. Consideration must
for word take out Chocolate and Lilac either frombe given to the fact that gene b is recessive. I.e.
Solid-carriers CRC (carriers of Color-Point gene) orto receive kittens of chocolate color, both of
to work simpliciter with color lines, makingparents must be carrier of this gene, and to
copulations Solids (moreover it is desirable ofreceive the posterity of lilac color, both of parents
stronger type) with Colors and furthermust have at the same time genes D and b;
interbreeding on the Color parents. Such" Gene of siamese color is interesting by
copulations are made for a long time, butopportunity to receive the posterity with siamese
purposeful selection are begun recently in thismarks, including blue, chocolate and lilac colors (in
direction.the presence of genes of clarification and
Only several breeding nurseries work today in thischocolate color at the same time).
direction:Presence of given genes can define, studied the
" This is JUKI in Poland. It is world-famous nursery.pedigree of sire or in practice, choosing partners
But again they have Chocolate and Lilac not likewith known genetics. But to receive the color,
purpose of selection, but like a side effect ofclose to ideal, it is necessary to keep to the rule -
Color-Points' breeding of modern type.to pair similar with similar. The main requirement
" This is Smaragd in Estonia, which specializes infor the quality of lilac and chocolate color is their
Persian and Exotic cats of Lilac color and uses intender, warm tone. These colors go well together,
the work cats from JUKI and Finnish nurseries.but as possible partners it is allowed to choose
" Lilac cat of strong type, reached high victoriescats of Red, Cream colors, who give their Lilac
by FIFE system. Pedigree program of the nurseryand Chocolate progeny pinkish tint of hair and
is various and includes copulations with Chocolatebright eye color. To Lilac and Chocolate Tabbys
sires.can be recommended Golden Tabbys as possible
" This is Tair Polling in Ukraine, using also bloods ofpartners or improvers of type.
JUKI, but specializing, vice versa, only inPeculiarity of today's situation in Chocolate
Chocolates and Tabbys. You can see first kittensbreeding of Persian is that the task to get rid of
from this oldest Kharkov nursery in Moscow.Siamese gene became the purpose of the
" This is club Irbis (FIFE) in Krasnodar, working atselectionists. At the first stage of the work it
the Colors' bloods and carriers of Chocolate.comes to the leading this gene into the recessive
Today the nursery Rarity of one sire, cat of Lilacstate. In future, numerous copulations of
color. Now you can see the first Lilac prosterityChocolates and Lilacs 'inside them' will allow to
of show-quality.clear up the color gene of the population.
" The nursery Kelisa in Sochi is the nursery ofIt would seem that there is nothing simplier to
Chocolate Persians. Prosterity of the same type,pair Lilac-Point with Red cat, and then interbreed
thought-out pedigree program. The nursery planslittermates between each other. But the question
the receiving of Lilac Exots and the perfection ofof the type stands the most sharply in Persians
the type.than in other breeds. That's why such way is
" Several animals of Chocolate color appeared ininconvinient - doing the step forward, it has to do
Russia and Ukraine, but you can't see the resulttwo steps back. What we have to do? Very
of breeding yet. Or these cats still too young, oroften animals of black color, especially in extreme
the pedigree program is not thought out, giving abreeds are the carriers of the strongest, modern
soon result. Chocolate Exot of Kharkov bloodstype, that's why they are used as improvers in
lives in Saint Petersburg (owner is Orlova S.), alsothe breeding of animals of different colors such as
the city on Neva can boast of ChocolatePoints, Smokes, Bicolors and even Chinchillas.
Color-Point, imported from Poland, one more ExotThat's why it is appropriate to attract exactly
from Kharkov is purchased by the nurserythem (or Tortoiseshell cats, received from black,
Dimarsh (Moscow).high-class sires) to the chocolate program.
" Ther are animals of modern type in Perm andExtract from the standard of Persian colors WCF
Voronezh, but because of their remoteness from(edition by 1995)
the capital or passivity of the owners we have a" PER b CHOCOLATE
few information about them.Color: All colors of brown are accepted, without
" The nursery Alexander-Fred (Moscow) hasrust, white hairs or picture. Without grey
three Chocolate Persian cats ( of different bloodundercoat, color must be equal.
lines), one Chocolate Exot, Chocolate Cream cat,Lobe of the nose: Color of milky chocolate
and also several cats-carriers of chocolate gene.Pads: Color of cinnamon or chocolate
The nursery plans the receiving of Chocolate andEye color: Copper or deep-orange
Lilac Bicolor cats. The nursery leads common" PER c LILAC
pedigree program with Kelisa (Sochi).Color: Color of hair is pale lilac with light pink
" Several enthusiasts in Moscow started theshimmer, without white hairs or picture.Without
breeding of Chocolate and Lilac Persians, butgrey undercoat, color must be equal.
probably they either didn't have enough means toLobe of the nose:Lilac
purchase interesting sires or purposefully decidedPads: Lilac-pink
to go all the way of coming-into-being of animals'Eye color: Copper or deep-orange
type, who originally received chocolate color byToday the interest to the rare Persian colors
the way of interbreeding.increases. That's why I hope that very soon we
It is necessary to understand geneticcan often see the rarest and the most
appropriatenesses of these colors to know themysterious Chocolates and Lilacs on the shows!
rules of breeding and receiving of Lilacs and