The ''color'' silver were exepted in TICA as a Champion color in 2004, this is the last color that have been excepted. We do have several silvers in our breeding program, both spotted/rosetted and marble. Goals for silver breeder program, is strong type (and close up to wild expression), clear coated with good contrasts. And good health and temperament -of course. Let me introduce some of them and share some of my experience about them. |
Foto over : Diablita Magnolia (F-4)
Breeding silvers: |
Silver genetics: I/I = Homozygous Silver Bengal I/i = Heterozygous Silver Bengal i/i = Brown or snow Bengal (not affected by an Inhibitor gene) Pairing a Homozygous Silver to a Homozygous Silver (I/I) :
Pairing a Homozygous Silver (I/I) to a Heterozygous Silver (I/i)
50% of kittens will be Homozygous Silver (I/I) and 50% will be Heterozygous Silver (I/i)
Pairing a Heterozygous Silver to a Heterozygous Silver (I/i) I i I I/I I/i i I/i i/i 25% of kittens will be Homozygous Silver (I/I), 50% will be Heterozygous Silver (I/i) and 25% will be Non-Silver (i/i)
Pairing a Homozygous Silver (I/I) to a Non-Silver (i/i) I I i I/i I/i i I/i I/i 100% of kittens will be Heterozygous Silver (I/i)
Pairing a Heterozygous Silver (I/i) to a Non-Silver (i/i) I i i I/i i/i i i/i i/i 25% of kittens will be Heterozygous Silver (I/i) and 75% will be Non-Silver |