Types Of Tabby Cat Patterns. Classic tabbies have an m shape stripe on their face just above the eyes. The spotted tabby owns the oval shaped marks or vertically aligned spots far different from the lines of the typical tabby cat.
All red or orange cats have tabby markings because the gene that carries this color pattern is the same gene that carries orange coloration. These cats also have swirling lines that almost seem like they are. Mackerel by far the most prevalent pattern after the classic mackerel tabbies have striped bands around their legs and tail running down the sides in a perpendicular pattern.
A dark line leading from the outer corner of each eye at a downwards angle to below each ear and a darker m shaped pattern on their foreheads.
The four types of tabby cat pattern. 18 of the chromosomes are autosomes and one pair are the. Types of tabby pattern in cats. Cats have 19 chromosomes which come in pairs one from the mother and one from the father.