Key to Chart colors
( = Ruddy
( = Blue
( = Red (sorrel)
( = Fawn
B is the factor for black (ruddy); it is dominant over b, the red (sorrel) factor.
D is the 'nondilution' factor; it is dominant over the dilution factor, d.
cr = carrying red (sorrel)
cb = carrying blue (dilute)
cb+r = carrying blue and red
The numbers (6.25 - 100) are percentages of each color type to be expected.

Color Inheritance in the Abyssinian Cat

	1 BBDD ruddy	2 BBDd ruddy cb	3 BbDD ruddy cr	4 BbDd ruddy cb+r	5 BBdd blue	6 Bbdd blue cr	7 bbDD red	8 bbDd red cb	9 bbdd fawn
1 BBDD ruddy	BBDD 100	BBDD 50 BBDd  50	BBDD 50 BbDD 50	BBDD 25 BBDd 25 BbDD 25 BbDd 25	BBDd 100	BBDd 50 BbDd 50	BbDD 100	BbDD 50 BbDd 50	BbDd 100
2 BBDd ruddy cb	BBDD 50 BBDd 50	BBDD 25 BBDd 50 BBdd 25	BBDD 25 BBDd 25 BbDD 25 BbDd 25	BBDD 12.5 BBDd 25 BbDD 12.5 BbDd  25 BBdd 12.5 Bbdd 12.5	BBDd 50 BBdd 50	BBDd 25 BbDd 50 BBdd 25 Bbdd 25	BbDD 50 BbDd 50	BbDD 25 BbDd 50 Bbdd 25	BbDd 50 Bbdd 50
3 BbDD ruddy cr	BBDD 50 BbDD 50	BBDD 25 BBDd 25 BbDD 25 BbDd 25	BBDD 25 BbDD 50 bbDD 25	BBDD 12.5 BBDd 12.5 BbDD 12.5 BbDd 25 bbDD 12.5 bbDd 12.5 bbdd 12.5	BBDd 50 BbDd  50	BBDd 25 BbDd 50 bbDd 25	BbDD 50 bbDD 50	BbDD 25 BbDd 25 bbDd 25 bbDD 25	BbDd 50 bbDd 50
4 BbDd ruddy cb+r	BBDD 25 BBDd 25 BbDD 25 BbDd  25	BBDD 12.5 BBDd 25 BbDD 12.5 BbDd 25 BBdd 12.5 Bbdd 12.5	BBDD 12.5 BBDd 12.5 BbDD 25 BbDd 25 bbDD 12.5 bbDd 12.5	BBDD 6.25 BBDd 12.5 BbDD 12.5 BbDd 25 BBdd 6.25 Bbdd 12.5 bbDD 6.25 bbDd 12.5 bbdd 6.25	BBDd 25 BbDd 25 BBdd 25 Bbdd 25	BBDd 12.5 BbDd 25 BBdd 12.5 Bbdd 25 bbDd 12.5 bbdd 12.5	BbDD 25 BbDd 25 bbDD 25 bbDd 25	BbDD 12.5 BbDd 25 BBdd 12.5 bbDD 12.5 bbDd 25 bbdd 12.5	BbDd 25 Bbdd 25 bbDd 25 bbdd 25
5 BBdd blue	BBDd 100	BBDd 50 BBdd 50	BBDd 50 BbDd 50	BBDd 25 BbDd 25 BBdd 25 Bbdd 25	BBdd 100	BBdd 50 Bbdd 50	BbDd 100	BbDd 50 Bbdd 50	Bbdd 100
6 Bbdd blue cr	BBDd 50 BbDd 50	BBDd 25 BbDd 25 BBdd 25 Bbdd 25	BBDd 25 BbDd 50 bbDd 25	BBDd 12.5 BbDd 25 BBdd 12.5 Bbdd 25 bbDd 12.5 bbdd 12.5	BBdd 50 Bbdd 50	BBdd 25 Bbdd 50 bbdd 25	BbDd 50 bbDd 50	BbDd 25 Bbdd 25 bbDd 25 bbdd 25	Bbdd 50 bbdd 50
7 bbDD red	BbDD 100	BbDD 50 BbDd 50	BbDD 50 bbDD 50	BbDD 25 BbDd 25 bbDD 25 bbDd 25	BbDd 100	BbDd 50 bbDd 50	bbDD 100	bbDD 50 bbDd 50	bbDb 100
8 bbDd red cb	BbDD 50 BbDd 50	BbDD 25 BbDd 50 Bbdd 25	BbDD25 BbDd 25 bbDD 25 bbDd 25	BbDD 12.5 BbDd  25 Bbdd  12.5 bbDD 12.5 bbDd 25 bbdd 12.5	BbDd 50 Bbdd 50	BbDd 25 Bbdd 50 bbDd 25	bbDD  50 bbDd 50	bbDD 25 bbDd 50 bbdd 25	bbDb 50 bbdd 50
9 bbdd fawn	BbDd 100	BbDd 50 Bbdd 50	BbDd 50 bbDd 50	BbDd 25 Bbdd 25 bbDd 25 bbdd 25	Bbdd 100	Bbdd 50 bbdd 50	bbDd 100	bbDd 50 bbdd 50	bbdd 100

 It is to be noted that the proportions of the various color combinations as listed above are theoretical, with the exceptions of those where 100% (or all) of the get are expected to be of one type. If it were possible to observe 1000 or more kittens from a breeding which would theoretically produce kittens of three or more genetic formulas, then the proportions noted would be very nearly those which are expected by theory.

 In relatively small litters (with from 2 to 4 kittens for example) the probabilities of the predicted ratios actually being observed would be very remote indeed. This chart and its contained percentages are therefore meant to serve only as a guide to color inheritance in the breeding of Abyssinians.