u/Gloomy-Trainer-2452

Four kittens - three blue and white (the one that looks solid blue has a white tail tip), one chocolate.

These are not my kittens. They're at work. I'm not certain of which are boys and which are girls but I am fairly sure the chocolate one is a girl and the blue and white next to her is a boy, and I think the almost solid blue in the second photo is a boy.

Apparently, the mother was a longhaired colourpoint cat, though I didn't see any photos and she's not around. Assuming that's correct, all of the kittens would be carrying longhaired and colourpoint, since those are recessive genes so mama couldn't have passed on anything else. The dad is unknown.

At least one parent would have had to have black (B) and dense/non-dilute (D), but both would have had to carry dilution (d) and chocolate (b). Both parents have to carry no white (w) but at least one has to have white spotting (ws).

It is genetically possible this litter all has the same dad, but it is interesting to see just the single solid chocolate with the blue and white siblings. I wonder if there was a second dad.

I am sure they're all solid/self as they don't have the usual countershading or highlights around the eyes and muzzle, but they do have faint stripes on the side and forehead (ghost markings). This is how I assigned the tabby type. The "classic tabby" blue and white boy definitely has the most obvious ghost markings.

Anyway, I just thought it was neat to see the random chocolate girl. I rarely see chocolate cats, so it was a bit of a fun surprise. I figured this sub would appreciate it too.