What makes a cat Calico or Tabby?

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Originally Posted by xXPunkKittenXx

i was just looking at my cat "Munchkin" who appears to hold traits of a normal tabby and a Bengal Cat. Yes i know it may be far fetched, but her personality matches perfectly...

anyways, she is also calico- i was wondering what makes a tabby cat calico or regular tabby?

She appears to be tabby on her back with Bengal stripes on her legs and some patches of spots on her belly. She has Mascera like a bengal-

but more importantly she has blotches of orange tabby and variations of brown tabby all over her...

what makes a cat calico or tabby?
Here is what The Cat Site has to say: http://www.thecatsite.com/Snips/200/Calico-Cats.html
 

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Thanks GK, she is a lovely cat, and wonderful temperament.
 
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