Trait overview

Burmese coat color is a form of partial albinism similar to the Siamese coat phenotype, but associated with a slightly less temperature sensitive mutated form of the tyrosinase enzyme. As a result, the pigment can only be developed on the extremities, but the coat on the torso is darker compared to the Siamese phenotype. Singapura cats can also have this coat type.

Gene name(s)

TYR

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive (potentially co-dominant to Mocha coat color TYR mutation and co-dominant to Siamese coat color TYR mutation).

More common in the following breeds

, Singapura, Tonkinese

Citations

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15771720/