Ragdoll Patterns

Colorpoint

They have color on ALL Points - including their feet. Pointed Ragdolls have an allele on their Haircoat gene that causes their color to develop over 2 to 3 years where the HEAT from their body is dissipated the most.

Colorpointed Genotypes:

White Spotting Factor: ss (double recessive for NO white)

Phenotype: Colorpointed

Traditional - cs/cs (double recessive for Siamese haircoat type) Eye color = blue

Mink - cs/cb (Homogeneously recessive for Siamese and Burmese haircoat type) Eye color = aqua

Sepia - cb/cb (double recessive for Burmese haircoat type) Eye color = Turquoise

Solid Color

They are born ONE color and have no points. This is the Solid gene is a dominant Gene. Solid Ragdolls do not have the allele, therefore they are the color they will be when they are born. This gene is a pattern, but is related to their haircoat type. That means you can have a Solid, Solid mitted, or a Solid Bicolor Ragdoll.

Solid Genotype: CC (homogeneous dominant solid), Ccs (Solid carrying Siamese), Ccb (Solid carrying Burmese).

Mitted

Mitted is a gene is a dominant that is passed from at least one parent. If you have a mitted gene from BOTH parents, gene typically they are a “High Mitted”, but phenotpyically they look the same as a Bicolor Ragdoll.\

Colorpointed Genotypes:

White Spotting Factor: S2 s = mitted (some white)

Phenotype: Mitted

Tortie

This is the Calico Gene that was brought into the Ragdolls. It is a color, but also a pattern.

Bicolor

Bicolor Ragdolls have higher mittens (thigh highs) and a reverse “V” on their face above their nose. Genetically, these kittens are “bicolor” OR “high mitted”. Essentially, they look the same. It is more difficult to have a high mitted kitten than a bicolor kitten. The only difference is high mitted parents will have ALL Mitted offspring and Bicolor parents will have 50/50 bicolors and colorpoints.

Colorpointed Genotypes:

White Spotting Factor:

S2 S2 = High Mitted (More white)

S4 s = True Bicolor (More white)

Phenotype: Bicolor

Lynx

This is the Calico Gene that was brought into the Ragdolls. It is the tiger / stripe pattern.