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Table 2.

Phenotypic cat traits (eternally visible characters, EVCs) with known mutations in SNPplexes.^a

Trait (alleles)^b	MOI^c	Phenotype	Breeds	Gene	Mutation & Position	SNP
Agouti (A ⁺ , a)	AR	Banded to solid Charcoal	All cats Bengal	ASIP	c.41G>C, c.122_123delCA c.142C>T	ASIP‐2, ASIP‐1 ASIP‐3
Brown (B ⁺ , b, b ^l )	AR	Brown, light brown chocolate	All cats	TYRP1 ^d	b = c.8C>G, b = c.120C>G, b^l = c.298C>T	TYRP1‐1, TYRP1‐2, TYRP1‐3
Color (C ⁺ , C ^b , C ^s , c)	AR	Burmese color, Siamese color Full albino	All breeds	TYR	c^b = c.715G>T, c^s = c.940G>A, c = c.975delC	TYR‐1 TYR‐3 TYR‐2
Dilution (D ⁺ , d)	AR	Black to gray/blue,	All cats	MLPH	c.83delT	MLPH
Extension (E ⁺ , e) – Amber	AR	Brown/red color variant	Norwegian Forest Cat	MC1R	c.250G>A	MC1R
Gloves (G ⁺ , g)	AR	White feet	Birman	KIT	c.1035_1036delinsCA	KIT
Hairless (Hr ⁺ , hr)	AR	Atrichia	Sphynx	KRT71	c.816 + 1G>A	KRT71‐A
Long fur (L ⁺ , l)	AR	Long fur	All cats	FGF5	c.356_367insT, c.406C>T, c.474delT, c.475A>C	FGF5‐4, FGF5‐3, FGF5‐1, FGF5‐2
Rexing (R ⁺ , r)	AR	Curly hair coat	Cornish Rex	PYP2R5	c.250_253delTTTG	PYP2R5
Rexing (Re ⁺ , re)	AR	Curly hair coat	Devon Rex	KRT71	c.1108‐4_1184del, c.1184_1185insAGTTGGAG, c.1196insT	KRT71‐B
Rexing (Re ^S , Re ⁺ )	AD	Curly hair coat	Selkirk Rex	KRT71	c.445‐1G>C	KRT71‐C
Tabby (T ^M , t ^b )	AR	Blotched/classic pattern	All cats	TAQPEP	C.2524G>A	TAQPEP
AB Blood Type (A ⁺ , b)	AR	Determines Type B	All cats	CMAH	c.139G>A, c.199G>A c.353C>T	CMAH‐3, CMAH‐2 CMAH‐1
Polydactyl (Pd, pd ⁺ )	AD	Extra appendage	All cats	SHH	c.257G>C, c.479A>G c.481A>T	SHH‐1, SHH‐2, SHH‐3
Sex	AR	Sex Determination	All cats	ZFXY	Y – 163 bp, X = 166 bp	ZFX, ZFY

For review articles and original references 19, 20, 21.

“+” implies the wild‐type allele.

MOI implies mode of inheritance: AR is autosomal recessive, AD is autosomal dominant.

The variant b = −5IVS6, in TYRP1, is associated with brown coloration. The tested variants are in linkage disequilibrium with this casual variant.