Are tabbies always symmetrically marked?

dandysmom · 16-05-2008, 03:56 PM

Wow, that must have been something to see!

Erin · 16-05-2008, 04:11 PM

My jerry is

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Poor Milo isnt though,he only has half of his tabby M on his head and a few tabby patches on his back

but he does have a fab tabby tail on him -

Heres his half tabby M -

and his tabby patches and tale -

Poor boy,not really sure what we class him as

Tabby and White maybe

angieh · 19-05-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Soupie

No they aren't but the "best" examples are.... have handled as a steward a tabby which was mackeral on one side and spotted tabby on the other!

How fascinating - would that be quite rare, do you think?

More pictures of tabby cats please!!!! Here's one of Merlin - I need to try and get a picture straight on - but you can see his facial markings are symmetrical.

dandysmom · 19-05-2008, 04:38 PM

That's a lovely pic of Merlin; he has such a sweet expression!~

angieh · 20-05-2008, 01:05 PM

Thanks Eileen! He's still my lovely boy - just wish he didn't have a wastepaper basket on the top of his head in this picture!

smudgley · 20-05-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Erin

and his tabby patches and tale -

Poor boy,not really sure what we class him as Tabby and White maybe

white and tabby.

Fran · 20-05-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by angieh

How fascinating - would that be quite rare, do you think?

Not at all, it's quite common in the Oriental breed and especially in spotties with a poor pattern. You often find the spots link up to form a mackeral type pattern. In Oriental's it's a witholding fault, so it wouldn't be something you would be wanting to see on a show cat!

Kay · 20-05-2008, 11:42 PM

I agree with Fran. It will have been a poorly marked spotted tabby. This would be a with holding faulty in Persians as well. I would think all the breeds would withold on it as it isn't a well defined pattern.

Tabbies are symmetrical in the fact that the same markings should appear on each side but they are not identical on either side.

Milo as a tabby and white is essential a tabby cat but the white gene is a masking gene therefore his white is masking the rest of his tabby.

Soupie · 21-05-2008, 06:21 AM

I agree it is not desirable - as I said tabbies should be symmetrical and the "best" examples are.

angieh · 21-05-2008, 11:50 AM

My only recollection of genetics was Brother Mendel and his wrinkly or non wrinkly peas!

Its a lot more interesting when related to animals and I can see the attraction of trying to get a purrrrfect colour and markings.

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