Calico

What Calico looks like

Heterozygous Calico. Random white/depigmented patches creating a patchwork effect. Highly variable expression.

Produces random white patches and reduced pattern with enhanced coloration. Heterozygous Calico shows areas of white or faded pigment interspersed with normal pattern, creating a "calico" patchwork effect. The expression is highly variable between individuals. Some sources classify Calico as dominant rather than incomplete dominant. The super form has been debated.

How to identify it: Random white or depigmented patches. Highly variable expression. Patchwork appearance mixing white areas with normal coloration.

How Calico is inherited

Calico follows a incomplete dominant inheritance pattern, carried on the Calico allele (locus Calico).