Since she was a stray and doesn't have any papers she would be classified as a domestic long-haired or DLH. She's also a torbie with white should you ever want to describe her color to anyone. ^^
She is a very beautiful cat and thank you for showing her kindness and bringing her into your home...
I've done some research on golden tabbys as well and they have black banded golden hair with gray or pale roots, which she has in her coat. She isn't as bright as pure bred golden cats but that's to be expected since she is a pretty muddled mixed breed.
I would be inclined to agree but for two things:
She is black , which would make her have noticeably red spots if she were a calico and since she has so much white the patches would be pretty distinct.
We're pretty sure her father was either black or blue since she is black based.
The thing...
Since the cat is adopted there's is a very low chance that it is a pure breed. I would hazard a guess however, that it may be part Siberian since that is a fairly allergen free cat (not completely free of allergens but it has a very low count). It seems to be very Siberian in build as well...
Considering the circumstances, I'd say that there is a very real possibility that the darling is a Manx or Manx Mix. Some (bad) breeders do tend to get rid of kittens that don't fit breed standards and therefore can't be sold. Since she has the very tell tale short front legs it can't be ruled...
I've been very interested in genetics since I was introduced to them and have since taking up learning all I can about feline genetics. That being said, my oldest cat, Snickers, has a color that stumps me.
Here is a picture of her. She's a mix. Her mother was a calico with high white and we...