Tabby cat red cats and the patches of red on tortoiseshell cats will show tabby striping. The primary tabby pattern gene, "Mc/mc or Mc/Mc", sets the basic pattern of stripes that underlies the coat. "Mc" is the wild-type tabby gene and produces what is called a Mackerel Striped tabby. Classic tabbies are cats who also possess "mc/mc", a recessive mutant gene that produces the blotched pattern. The spotted gene is directly connected to the Mc gene; it 'breaks' the lines of a Mackerel tabby, turning it into spots. The spotted gene is dominant as well, which means a Spotted will be Sp/sp
Japanese horse mackerel Japanese name for the horse mackerel is "aji" (あじ), and by default generally implies the species "Trachurus japonicus" (which can be more specifically referred to as "ma-aji" (まあじ), literally "true "aji""). The name is most commonly written in hiragana; although a kanji () does exist, it is not in common use. It is commonly deep fried ("aji furai" あじフライ) or salt-grilled ("shioyaki aji" 塩焼きあじ). In Korean cuisine, the fish is dubbed "jeon-gaeng-i" (전갱이) and is the default horse mackerel designated by this name. It is commonly grilled or fried as a "jeon-gaeng-i gui" (전갱이 구이). Among the specialties of Jeju