When choosing a British Shorthair kitten, one of the most common questions is:<\/p>\n
At La Bella Vita Cattery, we mainly breed:<\/p>\n
This article offers a straightforward explanation of coat colour genetics in British Shorthairs<\/strong>, helping you understand how these beautiful variations arise.<\/p>\n The Blue<\/strong> coat is the breed\u2019s most iconic.<\/p>\n Genetically, it is dilute black<\/strong>. If both parents are blue, their kittens will be blue. The Lilac<\/strong> coat has a pale, delicate shade with pinkish undertones.<\/p>\n It occurs when:<\/p>\n For a kitten to be lilac:<\/p>\n If both parents are lilac, their kittens will be lilac. The Blue-Cream<\/strong>, also known as dilute tortie<\/strong>, is a female cat with a coat of mingled blue and cream.<\/p>\n Important: Blue-cream colouring occurs because cream (dilute red) is sex-linked. If the mother is blue-cream:<\/strong><\/p>\n Males<\/strong><\/p>\n Females<\/strong><\/p>\n This is one of the most interesting pairings from a genetic perspective.<\/p>\n The Bicolour<\/strong> pattern is not a base colour; it reflects the presence of the white-spotting gene<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It can be:<\/p>\n White is \u201cadded\u201d to the main coat colour.<\/p>\n If one parent is bicolour, some kittens may have white markings. Here are the most common pairings in our cattery:<\/p>\n Kittens:<\/p>\n 100% Blue<\/p>\n Kittens:<\/p>\n Kittens:<\/p>\n 100% Lilac<\/p>\n Kittens:<\/p>\n Kittens:<\/p>\n Any cat may be a carrier of genes that are not expressed in its coat<\/strong>. That is why a responsible cattery:<\/p>\n Coat colour genetics in British Shorthairs is fascinating, but it is only one factor to consider.<\/p>\n Above all, a kitten should be:<\/p>\n If you would like to know which colours are available in our litters or learn more about genetic combinations, La Bella Vita Cattery is always happy to answer your questions openly and enthusiastically.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Genetica dei Colori nel British Shorthair: Blue, Lilac, Blue-Cream (Tortie) e Bicolore Quando si sceglie un cucciolo di British Shorthair, una delle domande pi\u00f9 frequenti \u00e8: \u201cChe colori possono nascere da questo accoppiamento?\u201d Nell\u2019Allevamento Della Bella Vita alleviamo principalmente: Blue Lilac Blue-Cream (Tortie) Bicolore In questo articolo spieghiamo in modo semplice come funziona la genetica […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gatti-e-dintorni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions\/413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brilove.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Blue British Shorthair<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nThis means the cat has a gene known as \u201cdilution\u201d, which turns black into an elegant, even grey.<\/p>\n
\nIf a parent carries a \u201chidden\u201d gene, such as chocolate, other colours may also be possible.<\/p>\nLilac British Shorthair<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nIf one parent is blue and the other lilac, the kittens may be blue or lilac, depending on the genes carried by the blue parent.<\/p>\nBlue-Cream (Tortie) British Shorthair<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nA tortie has no white<\/strong>.
\nIf white is present, the colour is described as tortie bicolour<\/strong>, which is a different combination.<\/p>\n
\nThis is why:<\/p>\n\n
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Bicolour British Shorthair<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nIf both parents are bicolour, the likelihood increases.<\/p>\nSimple Examples of Breeding Pairs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Blue \u00d7 Blue<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Blue \u00d7 <\/strong>Blue-Cream<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Lilac \u00d7 Lilac<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Blue \u00d7 <\/strong>Lilac<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Blue Bicolour \u00d7 Lilac<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Why Can\u2019t Every Outcome Be Predicted with Certainty?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nThese genes may be expressed in the kittens even when they are not visible in the parents.<\/p>\n\n
Colour Matters, but Health Comes First<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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