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Without pulling out the punnet squares we learned in high school biology, there are other ways to determine if a cat is a tabby without taking a close look at the coat patterns. British cat, color tabby silver gray, with yellow eyes, drawing, illustration, vector. Besides the classic “M” marking, tabbies also have thin stripes on their faces and markings around their eyes. Legend says this letter stands for Mau, the ancient Egyptian word for “cat.” Others claim the “M” stands for Mohammed or the Virgin Mary. All tabbies have a distinctive “M” on their forehead. You can start identifying a tabby by looking at the cat’s face. You can’t call every cat a tabby cat, but it is the most common coat pattern among domestic cat breeds (including mixed breeds). If a white cat has blue eyes, it is more likely to be deaf than a white cat with gold or green. You can also have a blue silver, cream silver, or red silver tabby (red silver is also known as 'cameo tabby') depending on the color of the stripes. Some cats have other genes that mask the tabby characteristics. A 'silver tabby' has black stripes on a white ground color. This doesn’t, however, make every cat a tabby cat. If you want to get technical, all cats possess the gene for tabby markings. Identifying a tabby starts with understanding what a tabby actually is and knowing the different ways those genes affect coat patterns.

The term “tabby,” however, refers to a cat’s coat pattern and has nothing to do with breed. You can also breed cats to have traditional tabby characteristics. It’s true that many tabby cats can look alike. It’s a common mistake, however, to use this word to identify a specific cat breed or cats in general. When someone says the word “tabby,” it’s clear they’re talking about cats.
