This is a remnant of the feral ancestry of the cat and fine camouflage ... a more solid color because they possess agouti hairs—their fur is striped with varying colors. This produces the ...

This happens because the irregular patches of fur reflect light in different ... tabby genes, and the agouti gene — is both ...

Domestic cats with their wide varieties of colors ... The ticked tabbies do possess a more solid color because they possess agouti hairs—their fur is striped with varying colors.