Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have pinpointed the X-linked mutation behind orange fur in house cats. The post ...

The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, ...

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a ...

The “meow-tation” that gives ginger cats their distinct fur has been discovered. A small deletion in a gene on the ...

Scientists from Kyushu University have identified the long-sought “orange gene” behind ginger fur in domestic cats—a deletion ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are ...

The "meow-tation" that gives ginger cats their distinct fur has been discovered. A small deletion in a gene on the X-chromosome lies behind the fiery coats of ginger tabbies and the splotchy ...