 Purred: Fri Jul 3, '09 5:22pm PST |
 | |  | | the longer a cat breed has been established, the longer their genetic pool has been isolated from other cats. thus, they have a more homogenous gene pool-this means that they are more likely to express predictable traits. when a cat with a homogenous gene pool mates with a cat with a heterogenous, more varied gene pool, odds are the results are going to look more like the parent with the homogenous gene pool. a cat with a lot of genes from all over the place could express many ways. a cat with a homogenous gene pool has fewer options.
if the moggy has any "similars" to the purebred, then that just increases the likelihood that the phenotype, or expression, or look and personality of the offspring will resemble the purebred. this is pretty much math. it does not matter if the genes for this or that got there naturally or because of selective breeding-the genes are there. also, certain genes tend to be fellow travelers. so, you could have a kitty that IS a moggy and just turned out looking a lot like a purebred-but still acts and looks very, very much the same. even in that case, knowing about the breed will teach you about your cat-maybe not completely, but it will give you some guidelines.
thus, to me, it makes perfect sense to both wonder what breed might be in your cat-particularly in the case of a cat like greenlee who bears a strong resemblance to a particular breed. greenlee's people don't want to show or breed her-they just want to learn about their baby. odds are she isn't purebred-but she could be the offspring of a bengal momcat that got "out".
and as atrus pointed out, every breed was created by concentration of naturally occurring traits and characteristics. as i pointed out, those naturally occurring traits and characteristics don't have to be registered to be genetically transmitted.
making any more sense?Edited by moderator Mon Jul 6, '09 9:17pm PST
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