Xylynx
July 7th, 2017, 05:50 AM
I'd like to think I've read anything that could relate to this, but hey - I coulda skipped over something :p
I'm curious about mutations on a character - not major things, like conjoined litters or whatever. Things more tame, such as a polydactyl cat, like Blackstar. Or even vitiligo (gradual appearance of white as the cat ages). Curled ears is perhaps the most 'natural' mutation I can think of xD
I'm thinking of a 'tortoiseshell' tom cat character. However, it wouldn't be a natural tortoiseshell coat, but a mutation that causes black pigmentation of skin cells - which would of course spread to the hair follicles and cause them to be black. Of course, this would mean he's fertile, though he wouldn't be able to pass down the 'black' gene since it's a mutation.
In simple terms, is a tortoiseshell tomcat allowed, given that he would technically be a ginger tom with a mutation that causes patches of fur to be black?
And, of course, how are *minor*ish mutations treated? Polydactyly? Vitiligo? Bobbed tail? Just examples c:
Oh my god I've done so much research on cat genetics I'm a nerd xD
I'm curious about mutations on a character - not major things, like conjoined litters or whatever. Things more tame, such as a polydactyl cat, like Blackstar. Or even vitiligo (gradual appearance of white as the cat ages). Curled ears is perhaps the most 'natural' mutation I can think of xD
I'm thinking of a 'tortoiseshell' tom cat character. However, it wouldn't be a natural tortoiseshell coat, but a mutation that causes black pigmentation of skin cells - which would of course spread to the hair follicles and cause them to be black. Of course, this would mean he's fertile, though he wouldn't be able to pass down the 'black' gene since it's a mutation.
In simple terms, is a tortoiseshell tomcat allowed, given that he would technically be a ginger tom with a mutation that causes patches of fur to be black?
And, of course, how are *minor*ish mutations treated? Polydactyly? Vitiligo? Bobbed tail? Just examples c:
Oh my god I've done so much research on cat genetics I'm a nerd xD