# cat color

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-color/454746>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-color/454746 "2008-06-30T06:58:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Greta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@Greta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greta)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-color/454746/1 "2008-06-30T06:58:11Z")

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If two blacks mate, will the offspring always be black?  
Two orange?  
What are the variations and odds?

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**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-color/454746/2 "2008-06-30T08:48:43Z")

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[Cat Color Genetics Primer](http://www.tenset.co.uk/catgen/indexus.html)

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**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-color/454746/3 "2008-06-30T08:52:00Z")

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also see [cat coat genetics](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_coat_genetics)