Traits

Spotted (SpSp or Spsp) is a dominant gene that breaks Mackerel Tabby stripes into spots. A cat with only one copy of this gene will have their tabby stripes broken up, refered to as Broken Tabby, but not fully spotted.

Only visible on Mackerel cats, though Classic cats can be carriers. 

Examples:

• spsp: Normal Tabby
• Spsp: Broken Tabby
• SpSp: Spotted Tabby

Normal Tabby vs. Broken Tabby vs. Spotted Tabby