Agouti (coloration)

A cat hair showing agouti coloration

Agouti is a type of fur coloration in which each hair displays alternating bands of dark and light pigmentation. Agouti fur is the wild type pigmentation for many domesticated mammals.

See also

Common agouti
Agouti gene, an important gene in the determination of coat color

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