This group is seen as the spots or stripes or blotchy patches of black or brown that forms the patterns seen in the pictures. (2) The other group of hairs will be black because the yellow banding referred to above will have been reduced (repressed) to the base of each hair or removed entirely. If the band near the surface is beige you get the light brown broken effect and if the black banding is near the top the black is broken up by the beige banding lower down. The pigment producing the black band in the hair shaft is called eumelanin and the yellow pigment is called phaeomelanin. This results in fewer granules that are spread more thinly throughout the hair follicle to give the beige/yellow looking color. The banding on the hair shaft is due it is thought to a reduction in the production of the pigmentation granules or the production of a different and yellow pigment. The commonly spoken of "Agouti" gene ( A) creates this banding pattern on the hair shafts. These hairs form the background color upon which the pattern is overlayed by the second group of hairs. One band will be yellow and the next black. (1) There will be a group of hairs in which the individual hairs have bands of color running horizontally up the hair strand. As the striped and marbled tabby cats have the same general appearance, the word "tabby" was used to describe the coat.Ĭat Coats Tabby - Mackerel Tabby cat Chihiro - photo copyright fofurasfelinas reproduced under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs LicenseĪs mentioned, the wild cats have tabby coloration and patterns and the domestic cat is descended from the wild cat (see a comparison between the Scottish wildcat and domestic tabby). Attabiyah is reference to the Latin attabi, and later the French tabis, which means, as I understand it, watered silk. This region must have been known for selling silks that had a striped appearance (watered - waved - silk) as incorporated into the name. It is thought that the word, "tabby" originates in the appearance of silk sold in Baghdad (the Attabiyah region). These cats look very much like domestic cats as they are the wild ancestor of today's domestic cat. A good example is the tabby coat of the wildcats. There are some classic tabby patterns on wild cats.
The cat associations allow a wide range of Maine Coon cat coat types (you'll see a great tabby MC on this link). The tabby pattern is often seen in Maine Coon cats. Another example of a beautiful purebred Maine Coon tabby can be seen by clicking on this link. This breed looks particularly stunning in silver tabby. All tabby cats have the classic M marking on the forehead in varies styles and disguises.Īn example of a purebred and pedigree tabby cat would be the American Shorthair.
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