Traits

Cats either have one base color or two. These base colors come in either Black or Pigment. In normal cat genetics, Pigment is known as “Red”, but in New Paths, this comes in three different variations: Red, Yellow, and Blue.

Typically, only Dams (cats capable of bearing kits) are capable of carrying more than one copy of a Black and/or Pigment gene as they are attached to the “X” chromosome. Rarely, a mutation or a stray gene will allow for a Sire to carry both, though this sometimes causes infertility. In New Paths, we describe these cats to be apart of the wider Intersex spectrum. 

Examples:

• XoY - Black Sire
• XORXOR - Red Dam
• XORXo - Classic Red/Black Tortoiseshell Dam
• XOBXOY - Blue/Yellow Tortoiseshell Dam
• XOBXoY  - Blue/Black Tortoiseshell Intersex

These are basic color palletes for each of the base coat colors. You are not required to color pick these when designing your cat as these are only guidelines!