Black Silver Tabby Maine Coons

13 Black Silver Stripy Tabby Maine Coons; Maine Coon Pictures.

Black Silver Tabby Maine Coons can have a Marbled, Mackerel, or Ticked tabby look. Their coat color is characterized by black stripes on a silver undercoat.

This pattern happens because of the interaction between the agouti gene (A) and the inhibitor gene (I), which suppresses color in the hair shaft, resulting in the silver appearance. The black stripes are produced by the dominant gene (B).