Trait overview

The mocha colored coat is a darker variation of the Burmese pointed albiminism. Similar to other versions of partial albinism, the mutated tyrosinase enzyme is temperature sensitive and creates pigment only on extremities. However, the torso in this phenotype is darker than in the characteristic Burmese coat. The mocha coat color can be seen in some Burmese cats.

Gene name(s)

TYR

Inheritance

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

More common in the following breeds

Citations

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30716167/