However, that doesn’t mean they’re laid-back cats, as they’re energetic and can be pretty hectic as a result. Females are more temperamental, but males are better at entertaining themselves for a little while.
Points are not limited to solid colors or dark colors. Because 75 of Flame Points are male, they’ve inherited a laid-back personality. As the kitten ages, the cooler areas darken while warmer areas remain cream to white in color. I don't see my cats' ghost markings any more clearly when I shine a black light on them. Pointed kittens are born white, since the womb is uniformly warm. Bright sunlight can make ghost markings more visible, but I'm not sure what you mean about UV light. Ghost markings on solid cats usually fade in adulthood, but may remain somewhat visible, especially on the tail, or in seasons of the year when the undercoat sheds out. However, some solid colored kittens have very "clear" coats that don't show the ghost markings, while other solid cats have a genetically determined ticked tabby pattern, so you won't see ghost stripes or spots.
Solid cats usually, but not always, have some ghost markings as kittens that display the tabby pattern the cat would have had, if it were a tabby. Solid colored cats (black, blue, chocolate, cinnamon, etc.) are homozygous for the non-agouti gene which suppresses the tabby pattern. In hybrid breeds such as the Bengal, additional tabby patterns exist (rosetted, marbled). Tabby patterns in the domestic cat include mackerel, classic (blotched), spotted, ticked, and some intermediate variations between these patterns (such as broken mackerel). The tabby pattern may or may not be expressed, depending on other genes.
All cats do have a genetically determined tabby pattern.
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