Amber
Amber
General description
The colour Amber is a variant that lights up the basic coat colour black in Norwegian Forest cats. The colour in those cats lights up progressively in the first year of life until the amber colour is reached
Breeds
Norwegian Forest Cat
Order details
| Test number | 8170 |
| Sample material | 0.5 ml EDTA blood, 2x cheek swab, 1x special swab (eNAT) |
| Test duration | 3-5 working days |
Test specifications
| Inheritance | Allelische Reihe: E dominant über e |
| Gene | MC1R |
| Mutation | G-A |
| Literature | OMIA:001199-9685 |
Detailed description
The Amber gene lights up the basic coat colour black especially in Norwegian Forest Cats. Kitten have a black phenotype at birth, then they lighten during their first year of life until they appear almost amber. Only the tip of the tail remains black throughout life. The mutation responsible for the Amber phenotype (e) is located at the extension-locus (E) which controls the generation of pheomelanin also in other species.
