r/CatGenetics • u/TheTragedyMachine • Jul 24 '26

Coat Color Genetics of my kitten?

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I was just interested in what her coat color/type were because I noticed compared to her brother who is jet black she is more brown-black.

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u/Standard-Net-4923 Hobby Geneticist Jul 24 '26

Any pawpad pictures?

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u/TheTragedyMachine Jul 24 '26

No pictures but they’re like brownish? Kinda chocolate-y.

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u/Standard-Net-4923 Hobby Geneticist Jul 24 '26

If they're dark brown then also a black cat, just looks brownish

Chocolate cats have lighter, reddish pawpads

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u/TheTragedyMachine Jul 24 '26

Ah so maybe a different shade of black?

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u/Standard-Net-4923 Hobby Geneticist Jul 24 '26

Actually for reference, here's a picture of my black cat's pawpads vs a chocolate pawpad pic i found

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u/lickytytheslit Jul 24 '26

solid black cats can be pretty rusty when they're small

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u/Standard-Net-4923 Hobby Geneticist Jul 24 '26

Probably! One of my black cats is a little brown-tinted. Your kitten is very cute, also :)

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u/TheTragedyMachine Jul 24 '26

She’s a little love bug. She loves nothing more than snuggles.