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Originally Posted by spid
Ah, now according to the birman cat club the 'blue' gene is a misnomer and it is really a dilute gene - so dilute seal is blue, dilute chocolate is lilac and dilute red is cream. Blue is a very confusing term that (in my experience of genetic teaching/ learning) is incorrect but used on a regualr basis instead of dilute.
i.e cream is red and dilute based
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Yes, that's fair enough. Just a question to find a way to explain that without bogging down a novice
It is a dilute gene as you said... I've had a lot of experience of working with the same gene in rabbits, rats & mice as well as cats when I bred Orientals.