Bicolor cat

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

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.

[citation needed] Paw pad coloration may be black, pink, or a mixture of both.

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