Menalocytes are specialised cells that contain organelles known as melanosomes. This protein is essential for the transport, even distribution and translocation of pigment granules known as melanin. The blue point Siamese is the dilute form of seal point, and as the name suggests, the points are a grey/blue colour.ĭilution occurs due to a mutation in the melanophilin (MLPH) gene which provides instructions for making melanophilin, a carrier protein that is found in the pigment-producing melanocytes. There is a dilute version of the Seal Point Siamese (“Blue Point”) Blue point Siamese cat Most Siamese at cat shows are of the modern type.ĥ. Over time, the Siamese body and head became more slender (wedge-shaped). The classic Siamese is somewhere between the applehead and modern but has been around as long as the applehead Siamese has. Originally there were two Siamese types, the applehead and the classic. Modern Siamese cats are much more slender with a long and slender wedge-shaped head and large ears. The appearance of the Siamese has changed quite a lot over recent decades. There are three types of seal point Siamese
Scooter, holds the record for the world’s oldest Siamese, who lived to the ripe old age of 30. This exceeds the average cat lifespan of 12-15 years. Siamese in general have a long lifespan and can live beyond twenty years of age. Seal point Siamese are one of the most long-lived cats
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Their points gradually develop from three weeks of age but will not reach their full colour for several months.ģ. The Burmese and Siamese genes have incomplete dominance with each other, producing a mink cat with the genotype c s/ c b, commonly known as the Tonkinese.ĭue to the warmth inside the mother’s uterus, all Siamese kittens are born white. The seal point color can also be found in a number of other breeds including the Birman, Balinese, Ragdoll, Himalayan (pointed Persian cat), as well as breeds that are permitted to have a range of coat colors and patterns such as the Devon rex, Cornish rex, exotic shorthair and British shorthair.īurmese cats have a similar gene known as c b (Siamese is c s), which also causes a reduction in the amount of pigment produced on warmer parts of the body. This unique coat consists of an ivory or cream background with dark brown/black points on the face (known as a mask), ears, paws and tail. What does a seal point Siamese look like?Ī seal point Siamese is a Siamese cat whose coat color is seal point (“Seal point” is the color).
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