Figure 3.—
Phenotypic variation observed in pedigree 2, designed to characterize the “spotted” coat variant. P, parental generation; F1, F1 generation; BC, backcross generation. For the F1 and BC generations, only examples of nonblotched patterns are shown to illustrate the range of markings observed in these animals (from spotted to fully striped phenotypes). Some individuals in the BC generation bore complete stripes, to the point that they could be fully categorized as a typical “mackerel” cat (bottom left).