Trait overview

The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) is responsible for the deposition of pigment in hair. Recessive alleles of this gene produce bright red to yellow coat pigmentation. An MC1R mutation described in Kurilian Bobtail cats is associated with the "copal" coat color, expressed as warm red at first, followed by a transition to an apricot-like shade during the first year of life.

Gene name(s)

MC1R

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive (compound heterozygocity)

More common in the following breeds

Kurilian Bobtail

Citations

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31361350/