LABOKLIN Service ID: 9136<\/span><\/p> The characteristic \u201dwhite gloves\u201d of the Birman are considered one of the defining features of this breed. The so called white gloves variant is responsible for the clearly defined white paws on both the front and hind legs, which are explicitly required in the breed standard. Symmetrical markings with clean borders are particularly desirable. Birman (Sacred cat of Burma)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> autosomal rezessive<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1-2 weeks after arrival of the sample in the lab<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coat colour variant white glovesLABOKLIN Service ID: 9136The characteristic \u201dwhite gloves\u201d of the Birman are considered one of the defining features of this breed. The so called white gloves variant is responsible for the clearly defined white paws on both the front and hind legs, which are explicitly required in the breed standard. Symmetrical markings…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":1421780,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Coat colour variant charcoal","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1545306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1545306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1545306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1545306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1545314,"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1545306\/revisions\/1545314"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1421780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/ch-fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\r\nThis appearance is caused by a genetic variant in the KIT gene<\/i>. The variant influences the distribution of pigment cells during development, resulting in the paws remaining white. Inheritance is autosomal recessive. This means that a cat must inherit two copies of the variant in order to display the typical white gloves. Cats carrying only one copy are considered carriers and can pass the variant on to their offspring, although they do not show the trait themselves.
\r\nFor breeders, genetic testing is particularly useful for planning matings and for better predicting the expression of the desired glove pattern.
\r\nThe described KIT variant has also been identified in other cat breeds, particularly the Ragdoll. In this breed, however, it does not appear to be associated with white paws or a comparable glove pattern.<\/p>Breed list<\/strong><\/td> Heredity<\/strong><\/td> Duration<\/strong><\/td>