Coat Color
Gloving (Discovered in the Birman)
Alternative Names: White Mittens, White Socks, White Feet
The Gloving (Discovered in the Birman) variant is associated with the breed characteristic of white gloves (or socks) on all four feet. The Gloving variant is not associated with white feet in other breed backgrounds.
More Info
Did you know?
Legend has it that the Birman cat, also sometimes referred to as the Sacred Cat of Burma, earned its white paws as a symbol of purity for their devotion to temple priests. While the true origins of the Birman cat are unknown, the variant responsible for the white gloves can be tested! White feet are part of the breed standard of Birman Cats.
How it works
Two copies of the Gloving variant and Birman ancestry are needed for a cat to show white feet due to this variant. The Gloving variant can be found in non-Birman cats without having an effect on appearance and cats can have white feet without this variant suggesting other causes are yet to be discovered.
Prevalence
2 in 10 cats
have one or more copy of this genetic variant in our testing.
Technical Details
| Gene | KIT |
|---|---|
| Variant | Deletion |
| Chromosome | B1 |
| Coordinate Start | 163,986,474 |
| Coordinate End | 163,986,475 |
All coordinates reference FelCat9.0
References & Credit
Credit to our scientific colleagues:
Montague, M. J., Li, G., Golfi, B., Khan, R., Aken, B. L., Searle, S. M. J., Minx, P., Hillier, L. D. W., Koboldt, D. C., Davis, B. W., Driscoll, C. A., Barr, C. S., Blackistone, K., Quilez, J., Lorente-Galdos, B., Marques-Bonet, T., Alkan, C., Thomas, G. W. C., Hahn, M. W., … Warren, W. C. (2014). Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(48), 17230–17235. View the article