Cap Stripe
Agouti cap-stripe kitten bred by/copyright Alpha Centauri
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| Other names: | Collared (though this also refers to another marking) |
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| Genetics: | High white/chinchilla spotting gene in combination with one copy of a more extreme h-locus allele (HHeSs or HhnSs where S is the chinchilla white spotting gene, for examples) |
| Description: | The cap striped has a slightly narrower band of colour on the back then the banded does. The stripe should begin just after the shoulders and should end near the tail. The stripe is not connected to the cap colour. The cap should have either a notch as in classic capped standard or a blaze. Markings to be symmetrical, even and clear cut. |
| Status: | This marking is not recognised in UK rat clubs. It is standardised in some US rat clubs with the name Cap-Stripe |