On the advice of the geneticist, Ennismore backcrossed Kallibunker to his mother. This mating produced a litter containing one straight-coated kitten and two curly-coated kittens.
Many breeders today are working to develop specific characteristics in the breed, often by backcrossing foundation cats with particularly vivid markings.
This kitten was "backcrossed" with its mother—mated to the mother—which produced one more hairless kitten. Together with a few more hairless kittens that appeared around the world, Prune spearheaded the campaign to found a hairless breed.
In the 1950's the type was established and in the early 1960s, was accepted as a breed by cat authorities. While Himalayans do not require breeding back to Siamese to retain the point markings, Persian backcrossing is allowed to enhance body type.
In the late 1960s American breeders, fascinated with the British Orientals, took up the torch and crossed Siamese, domestic shorthairs, and Abyssinians to create a new look. Body style was not sacrificed for color and pattern, and backcrosses to the ...
 See also: Champion, Domestic shorthair, CFA, Hybrid, Championship status
  
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