tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274678439101944494.post1605325594755485105..comments2023-05-04T14:57:36.686+01:00Comments on Indikon Tonkinese: Right Then. Colours. Again.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892914003630993197noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274678439101944494.post-65543007975523952972012-01-13T13:13:36.906+00:002012-01-13T13:13:36.906+00:00You are along the right lines. What you mean is a ...You are along the right lines. What you mean is a 'pointed' but Indigo cannot have pointed kittens. So Gretl MUST be a mink.<br /><br />Basically there are two colourpoint genes, which are co-dominant. The siamese breed (and other breeds), and pointed Tonkinese have two 'siamese colourpoint' genes. The Burmese, and solid Tonkinese, have two 'burmese colourpoint' genes. Mink Tonks have one of each!<br /><br />Because Indigo is a solid, she will always pass on a Burmese colourpoint gene to her kittens, and the gene passed on by the stud will decide whether they are solid or mink. <br /><br />At the moment I am favouring registering Louis and Marta as blue solids and I'm undecided about Freddie. Probably also a solid. But Gretl is undisputably a mink :)<br /><br />What you will have to do though is keep an eye on their eye colouring and let me know what colour their eyes are at around a year old, that might help to decide once and for all!<br /><br />All Tonkinese, whether they have the pointed/siamese, mink/tonkinese or solid/burmese pattern are colourpoint cats, there will always be some definition between points and the rest of their bodies, even the 'solids' are not one solid colour. The question is to what degree.<br /><br />Edited my reply as I got my own terminology mixed up there... d'oh! It IS confusing, I admit!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892914003630993197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274678439101944494.post-11414532092264188262012-01-12T10:51:11.654+00:002012-01-12T10:51:11.654+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892914003630993197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274678439101944494.post-3303761047658300032012-01-11T17:16:58.012+00:002012-01-11T17:16:58.012+00:00Hi Beth,
Just to say - we are completely not worri...Hi Beth,<br />Just to say - we are completely not worried about the pedigree slip thing. Our two kittens are gorgeous, whatever they turn out to be! One question though - if Louis (Louisa???) turns out to be mink, does that mean that Gretl is a colour point (if I have the terminology right)? KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com