Coat Color

Amber (Discovered in the Norwegian Forest Cat)

Amber (Discovered in the Norwegian Forest Cat) Photo

The Amber variant results in a rare golden coat color called amber which was first discovered in Norwegian Forest Cats.

More Info

Did you know?

Amber kittens are born with a dark coat color. As the kittens mature, the dark pigments are gradually replaced with red/yellow pigments leading to a golden amber coat color.

How it works

Two copies of the Amber variant are needed for this golden coat color to be seen. However, the trait may be hidden by other coat modifying variants such as Dominant White and Orange.

Prevalence

1 in 910 cats

has one or more copy of this genetic variant in our testing.

Technical Details

Gene MC1R
Variant G>A
Chromosome E2
Coordinate 63,829,934

All coordinates reference FelCat9.0

References & Credit

Credit to our scientific colleagues:

Peterschmitt, M., Grain, F., Arnaud, B., Deléage, G., & Lambert, V. (2009). Mutation in the melanocortin 1 receptor is associated with amber colour in the Norwegian Forest Cat. Animal Genetics, 40(4), 547–552. View the article