What kits are possible for these two cats? A female classic dark grey classic tabby bicolor with roughly 50% white spotting. She only carries the genes she displays, dilute and classic tabby. And a male dark brown spotted mackerel tabby. He has no white visibly on him, but he carries the gene. Also, is it possible for one of them to carry the gene for solid?
If the tom carries dilute, each kit will have a 50/50 chance of being dilute. Otherwise, every kit will be brown/black.
One or both parents can indeed carry the gene for solid. If both of them carry it the kits will each have a 25% chance of being solid, but otherwise they’ll all be tabbies. If the tom carries classic tabby, each tabby kit will have a 50/50 chance of being classic; otherwise, every tabby kit will be a mackerel tabby.
With 50% white spotting, the mother could either have two white-spotting genes or only one. If she has one, each kit will have a 25% chance of having no white spotting at all, a 50% chance of anywhere from 0-60% white spotting, and a 25% chance of anywhere from 40-100% white spotting. If she has two, each kit will have a 50% chance of anywhere from 0-60% white spotting and a 50% chance of anywhere from 40-100% white spotting.
