Savannah cat genetics

Gentics chart for cats

Before we talk about genetics let me explain what the classification system for hybrid cats stands for. The “F” classification means how many generations away from a pure African Serval Cat. Each “F” generations can be determined by what the Savannah Cat Mother is for example: F1 mother breed to a F7 male is a F2 savannah. Remember that the ABC’s do not effect what generation the savannah cat is but only define how many savannah cats are in the pedigree. List of example:

  • Serval x Domestic = F1
  • (F1 Savannah) x (Male Savannah) = F2
  • (F2 Savannah) x (Male Savannah) = F3
  • (F3 Savannah) x (Male Savannah) = F4
  • (F4 Savannah) x (Male Savannah) = F5
  • (F5 Savannah) x (Female or Male Savannah) = F6
  • (F6 Savannah) x (Female or Male Savannah) = F7

The “A” , “B” , “C” or “SBT” means how many savannah cats are in the pedigree of the cat. The ABC’s follow the “F” classification of the cat explained above. The ABC’s are used for new breeds of cat that still allow out crosses of different breeds of cat to help the development of the breed. Interesting for you to know almost every breed of cat was developed by breeding several different breeds together. Example:

  • Savannah x Domestic = A
  • (Savannah A) x (Savannah A) = B
  • (Savannah B) x (Savannah B) = C
  • (Savannah C) x (Savannah C) = SBT

Every thing after “SBT” is considered a purebred cat unless you breed to a cat that is not an “SBT”. As a kitten buyer these classifications can mean nothing if you are just getting a pet. Every cat breed in the entire world is a mixture of several cat breeds combined. If your kitten has a cat that is not considered a purebred cat in its pedigree that does not make your cat a mutt! In fact some of the most amazing cats are classified under “A”s. Any F1 savannah cat every produced is considers an F1A.

We have several in depth articles on genetics either already posted or coming soon about cat genetic information. For articles on cat genetic please follow the links listed bellow:

  • Color point restriction gene
  • Inhibitor gene
  • Snow coloring in cats
  • Silver coloring in cats
  • Cat genetics
  • Genetic tree of cat breeds
  • Did you know all cats are black?
  • Savannah cat size
  • Savannah cat weight
  • Savannah cat ears
  • Ticked coat in savannah cats?

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