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Originally the vast majority of Siamese had seal (extremely dark brown, almost black) points, but occasionally Siamese was born with "blue" (a cool grey) points, genetically a dilution of seal point; chocolate (lighter brown) points, a genetic variation of seal point; or lilac (pale warm grey) points, genetically a diluted chocolate.
The colorpoint pattern is most commonly associated with Siamese cats, but due to crossbreeding may also appear in any (non-pedigree) domesticated cat. A colorpoint cat has dark colors on the face, ears, feet, and tail, with a lighter version of the same color on the rest of the body, and possibly some white.
It is an accepted pattern in some cat registries, but not others, for particular breeds (mostly Siamese-related). Point coloration is inherent to the Siamese breed and some other closely related breeds. With most other breeds the colorpoints (including lynx) were brought into the breed lines long after their establishment, but there are exceptions.
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A cat with black point coloration. Points are specific areas of an animal coat that are colored differently from the main body colorations. Point coloration may be represented by a pale body color and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and external sex organs, as seen on Siamese cats. [1]
A cat with black point coloration. Point coloration is an animal coat coloration with a pale body and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and scrotum. It is most recognized as the coloration of Siamese cats, but can be found in many mammal species.
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