Bicolor cat

[citation needed] Van-patterned cats have high-grade bicolor, which is typical for the Turkish Van breed.

In contrast, tabby cats have an agouti gene that produces striping of the coat.

The Abyssinian has agouti (ticked tabby) fur, giving the appearance of even color with color-banded hairs.

[citation needed] To be considered a true tuxedo cat, the feline's coloring should consist of a colored coat, with white fur limited to the paws, belly, chest, throat, and often the chin - sometimes the tail.

Tuxedo cats can appear to have goatees due to the black coloration of their mandible, lower jaw, and chin.

[7][8] The basic colors and patterns of cat fur are defined by fewer than ten genes.

This gene has been investigated in several species, particularly mice, and is co-dominant to normal coat color as it prevents the migration of melanocytes into the developing hair follicles.

[10] The genetics of this pattern are not as well understood in cats but at least some of the genes involved in melanocyte migration and survival may play a role similar as in other animals.

[9] The lack of tabby striping in bicolor cats is controlled by the agouti protein, which inhibits the production of melanin and thus prevents the formation of dark hair colors.

[9] In domestic cats, inactivation of the agouti gene by a deletion mutation causes all-black coat color.

White spotting is not limited to solid color-and-white combinations, and can also occur with any of the tabby patterns, resulting in tabby-and-white bicolor coats.

Mr. Mistoffelees is a stage magician wearing a lacy ruff and bow tie.

A bicolor cat named Mittens is one of the main characters in the 2008 Disney animated film Bolt.

Aldwyn from The Familiars is a tuxedo cat, while Meowrice (voiced by Paul Frees) from Gay Purr-ee is a bicolor.

Bo, a character from the TV series Abby Hatcher, is a "Fuzzly" who resembles a tuxedo cat.

Cait Sith, a playable character from the video game Final Fantasy VII is a tuxedo cat.

Shade, one of the Cat Pack members and a character from Paw Patrol, is a tuxedo Turkish Van.

Chelsea Clinton 's cat Socks (1989–2009) lived in the White House from 1993 to 2001. Socks was a bicolor cat with low-grade spotting, or tuxedo cat .
Bicolor grade chart, ranging from 1 (solid colored) to 10 (solid white).
Bicolor pattern chart
Van-patterned red tabby-and-white Turkish Van cat
Bicolor patterned black colorpoint-and-white British Shorthair with symmetrical color distribution and a white blaze on its face
A tuxedo patterned black-and-white cat
A Snowshoe cat showing the Snowshoe pattern.
Comparison of a black colorpoint-and-white adult (left) and kitten (right).
A female bicolor patterned black-and-white cat with pink and black paw pads
Domestic short-haired cat with tuxedo coat