Editing Maltese cat (section)

==Description==
There is some evidence of a historical breed with such colouration that existed in [[Malta Island|Malta]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Attard |first=George |date=2016 |title=The blue cats of Malta |url= https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/21697 |journal=Tesserae |via=University of Malta}}</ref> which may have given rise to the use of the adjective in this context.

There are several cat breeds that always produce "blue" or grey fur, of whom the adjective may be used. These are the [[Russian Blue]], the [[Chartreux]] and the [[Korat]], none of which are associated with Malta. There are several other breeds that often produce blues such as the [[British Shorthair]]. The blue variant of this breed was so common that some thought it was its own breed called the "British Blue".{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Regardless of breed, any cat with solid grey colouration has [[cat coat genetics|two pairs of double-recessive genes]] for the non-agouti and colour-dilution traits, and so an exclusive mating between two solid grey cats should always produce solid grey kittens.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}