#golash the legend of zorro

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Golash the Legend of Zorro [Pedigree]

🐱 Russian Black [The Russian Black]

📸 Elena Akulenko [Golubika Cattery]

🎨 Black

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Hello! Do you know anything about the genetics behind the silver tips on Russian blue fur? I know they're blue, but I also know there are plenty of blue cats without the silver tipping. Unless they're dilute to the point they don't produce enough eumelanin for the whole hair???

Bengals have a "glitter" gene (Fgfr2), but as far as I know, there is no evidence that russian blues have the same or even similar gene. Still, their silver tipping is probably genetic, and not related to the dilution: russian blacks and whites also exist, albeit both are very rare, and i believe they need to have that shimmery coat too.

Golash The Legend of Zorro