di and bob I am not sure what you mean by "the gene is recessive"? The white spotting gene is dominant. Seal point and white cats like Charlie get their color from a combination of the solid (non-agouti) gene, colorpoint gene, and the white spotting gene. This is the same white spotting gene that we see in any other bicolor cat, not a special gene associated with any particular breed.Snowshoes with good markings and points are rare, litters are very unpredictable on how the kittens will come out because the gene is recessive.
Thank you! Charlie vocalizes very peculiarly: he says "row row!" I've never heard a cat speak like him and he's very talkative. And per Snowshoe cats, I am his person and he makes it known, so...He most likely has Snowshoe genes somewhere in his background! You are very lucky, Snowshoes with good markings and points are rare, litters are very unpredictable on how the kittens will come out because the gene is recessive. Most have too much white, but your Charlie looks VERY good! His 'mask' is perfect! Since tehy haev a strong oriental background, they are usually very talkative, strong willed, and this is one breed taht loves water! He is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you! He is a very stunning fellow to be sure. His front paws are symmetrical with the white shoes beginning at the ankle, and front legs look like they have a seam, some say he's wearing a smoking jacket. His back paws are white further up and have dark brown patches. It's why we call him Professor. And he has a peculiar "row row" vocalization instead of a meow. A dapper weirdo to be sure!No, the white spotting gene is dominant and is not associated with any particular breed, but controlling it is the secret to getting particular color traits, and that is hard to do. Markings like those present in the Snowshoe are based on the recessive gene for color points and the co-dominant but variably expressed piebald or gloving gene, and this makes it very difficult to predict the appearance of offspring. The gloving gene may extend too far up the leg, and often does. If the offspring receive two dominant genes for the mask it is very dominant on the face, they receive one and it is less so. So to get a show quality cat with the right combinatiobn of all these genes, many recessive, and to be consistant, is rare. Charlie is beautiful, and beautifully marked, no matter what! Of course without papers he is a domestic pointed shorthair as are all pointed cats with no papers to prove breeding.
Charlie doesn't need to have any particular breed ancestry to have those markings or behavior traits, or to be a wonderful and special cat Such markings are frequently seen in cats, and are the result of the white spotting gene combined with the colorpoint gene. All of the genes required to produce cats that look like Charlie and his brothers are widespread in the domestic cat gene pool.I've been wondering for 6 years why he's marked the way he is, as his brothers are pure white and very ragdoll and fluffy!
Charlie's face reminds me a lot of our Edwina's! It sounds like the rest of their markings (and vocalizations!) are similar, too. Edwina's littermate sister is a lynx point, though, so very different, but the only thing that really matters to us is that they're both great cats!Thank you! He is a very stunning fellow to be sure. His front paws are symmetrical with the white shoes beginning at the ankle, and front legs look like they have a seam, some say he's wearing a smoking jacket. His back paws are white further up and have dark brown patches. It's why we call him Professor. And he has a peculiar "row row" vocalization instead of a meow. A dapper weirdo to be sure!
View attachment 3057766 months oldView attachment 305777 and 5 years old. His brothers are long haired and white with blue eyes!