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Clouded Rosettes

Clouded rosettes are large, full rosettes that appear to fit together like a puzzle with little spacing (acreage) in between.

Inspired by the Clouded Leopard’s coat, this reticulated spotting has an almost snake-like appearance.

Overview

Bengal cats have complex genetics that result from breeding domestic cats with Asian leopard cats. This hybridization has led to a variety of coat colors and patterns, including the unique charcoal pattern and rosettes.

Origins

Bengal cats are a hybrid cat breed that originated in the 1960s.

The International Cat Association (TICA) officially recognized the Bengal cat breed in 1986.

The breed's name comes from the Asian leopard cat's taxonomic name, Prionailurus bengalensis.

Genetics

Multiple genes interact to determine a Bengal cat's traits.

For example, the charcoal pattern is caused by a combination of a domestic cat non-agouti allele and an Asian leopard cat agouti allele.

Other genetic traits include silver, mink, sepia, lynx, and melanistic (smoke). These are our more common recognised and some of standardised colours although not all of them are currently recognised unfortunately with Australian Associations.

Genetic testing

Breeders and owners can test for alleles associated with charcoal patterning.
DNA samples can be collected from cats through cheek swabs.
Photographs of both sides of the cat and any pedigree or registration records can also be included.

The two DNA Testing sites I have had experience with available are: -

UC Davis - https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/ - The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has several DNA-related facilities and research programs, including the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) and the Genome Center. which so far I have been very impressed and happy with in regard to speedy response and authentic results.

Orivet Australia - https://www.orivet.com/ - Which I plus a couple of my friends haven't been very happy with. Problems are too long to get back to you with results. Inaccurate results.

I havent had any experience with any other DNA sites.

BENGAL GENETIC BREAKDOWN

Bengal cats have a mix of domestic and Asian leopard cat genes.

The first generation of Bengals, known as F1s, are 50% Asian leopard cat.
The average Bengal has 3.48% leopard cat DNA.

The "charcoal" pattern in Bengal cats is caused by a combination of a domestic cat non-agouti allele and an Asian leopard cat agouti allele.

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