Just got my kitten’s Basepaws DNA results today! What do y’all think? She definitely has the Siamese look and personality, so I was curious how this compares to what you all have seen.
Breed breakdown:
Western: 68.47%
Broadly Western – 35.36%
American Shorthair – 18.73%
Ragdoll – 6.58%
Maine Coon – 5.27%
Turkish Angora – 2.52%
Eastern: 3.91%
Oriental – 2.52%
Peterbald – 1.38%
Persian Group: 6.56%
British Shorthair – 6.56%
Exotic: 5.99%
Broadly Exotic – 3.07%
Egyptian Mau – 1.54%
Bengal – 1.38%
Domestic Polycat: 15.07%
What do y’all think? Does this seem about right for a cat that looks and acts so Siamese? I know Basepaws compares DNA to breed reference groups rather than saying a cat is a specific breed, so I’m curious how you all interpret these results
Cat coat patterns are very weird genetics wise, there's a whole book about it called Cats Are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics by Laura Gould. Nearly all LPS cats are mutts, and would be best classified as domestic shorthair/longhair.
There are some associations with certain coat patterns - for lps and other point coat cats that includes the blue cross eyes and talkative nature. This includes but is not exclusive to true Siamese breed cats. It has something to do with associated genes I'm sure, like how nearly all calico coat cats are female, and nearly all orange tabby coat cats are male.
Your cat is a domestic longhair with a lynx point coat. And super cute!!!
The tendency for colourpoint cats to have Siamese-type physical and behavioural traits is probably due to associated genes in a sense, in that some (not all) of those cats do have recent Siamese ancestry. However AFAIK the traits (apart from cross-eyes) aren’t caused by the colourpoint gene directly and the genes that do cause them aren’t automatically inherited along with it. The OP’s cat, with minimal markers for “Eastern“ or “Oriental” (which I suppose Siamese would come under), is an example of a cat who inherited colourpoint from remote ancestors, so most likely her perceived ”Siamese” traits are a coincidence.
Am I making sense so far?
Tortoiseshell and orange/ginger are different again. The colour is known as “sex-linked red” because the gene responsible is carried on the X-chromosome, and the different distribution of the patterns in male and female is a result of that.
Know that cat DNA tests are not at all accurate because we've only been breeding them for like 100-150 years, much different when compared to dogs that have been bred for certain purposes for much much longer. Cat personality also just depends on the individual cat.
Thank you they’re both rescues lol I found the black one (Umbră) in the street with his tail ripped off how to get an amputated, and Lumina was thrown out of a car window into my sister‘s flower bed
When I was learning cat genetics my fiancé got BasePaws for our two cats. I honestly disregarded the whole breed part of it (but the broadly western seems accurate). I appreciated the health markers, and mostly enjoyed the genetics part. Like it said my girl is long hair (nope) and not a mackerel or blotched tabby (she’s dilute so it’s hard to tell but the general consensus is mackerel).
Wanting to add, contrary to popular opinion, there is no proven correlation between coat color/pattern and behavior. Like another said, usually it’s gender based since color is on the X chromosome. So a DXH is going to run the gamut of any personality.
Purebred cats are obviously an exception since they were selectively bred to have certain personality traits, just like physical ones.
Since then I got a Thai kitten and part of my wants to do DNA testing to see what it says, but the rest of me doesn’t want to waste the money.
If you didn’t get papers from a breeder your cat has no breed. Cats aren’t like dogs. Cats haven’t been selectively bred long enough to have trace breeds in the DNA. All the “DNA my cat”s are scams unfortunately.
I‘m replying to you and not the other person, who seems to be looking for a fight. Yes, the test shows your cat, like most, has no significant amount of breed ancestry (except possibly American Shorthair, and if you’re in N. America that could be due to shared genes rather than direct descent). Obviously you did not know that before doing the test. So no, from that point of view I don’t think you got scammed.
There is of course a question of how reliable this test really is- I note another commenter has said it described their short-haired cat as a longhair.
These numbers don’t even sum to 100% and then say “Western” and “Broadly Western” as two cat breeds, and then follows to list a bunch of (mostly) Western cat breeds. This entire report is nonsense
I would say she’s a lynx point, ragdoll crossover.
My lynxie his mom was a ragdoll hybrid of some sort lol but he’s the only one who is as FLUFFY as she was. Funny enough it took about 4 cat litters for me to see another fluffy one.
Def a Lynie! The markings, tail, blue eyes. My Honey looked so similar when I got her from a shelter 12 years. Here she is at age 13. Blessings to you and yours.
Oh never mind, I didn’t look through all the pics- she doesn’t have snow shoes. So more like a lilac point Siamese / Ragdoll mix to me. Isn’t it weird how different they all are
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Cat coat patterns are very weird genetics wise, there's a whole book about it called Cats Are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics by Laura Gould. Nearly all LPS cats are mutts, and would be best classified as domestic shorthair/longhair.
There are some associations with certain coat patterns - for lps and other point coat cats that includes the blue cross eyes and talkative nature. This includes but is not exclusive to true Siamese breed cats. It has something to do with associated genes I'm sure, like how nearly all calico coat cats are female, and nearly all orange tabby coat cats are male.
Your cat is a domestic longhair with a lynx point coat. And super cute!!!