Long Hair Cat Breeds
Long hair cat breeds were first seen in Europe in the 1500's. The first long
hair breeds - Angora cats - were named after the Turkish city of Angora (Ankhara).
The first ancestors of the Persian cat were imported from Persia into Italy in 1620
and from Turkey into France. From there the Persian cat made its way into Britain.
Persian cats and Angora cats were cross-bred and so another breed of long haired
cat developed.
The gene that is responsible for long hair in cats is recessive, meaning that two copies of the gene would be needed to produce long hair. In other words, both parents would have to have the long hair gene. A cat with only one copy of the gene would be short-haired.
The list of long haired cat breeds include:
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The gene that is responsible for long hair in cats is recessive, meaning that two copies of the gene would be needed to produce long hair. In other words, both parents would have to have the long hair gene. A cat with only one copy of the gene would be short-haired.
The list of long haired cat breeds include:
The American Curl
American Curl - Creative Commons
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The Balinese
The Birman
The Javanese
Female Adult Blue Lynx Point
Javanese Cat from Wikimedia
The Maine Coon
The Norwegian Forest Cat
The Persian
The Ragdoll
The Selkirk Rex
The Somali
The Turkish Angora
The Turkish Van
The Domestic Longhair
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(Balinese, Birman, Norwegian Forest cat, Persian, Ragdoll, Somali and Turkish Van photos courtesy of www.i-love-cats.com)
