Orange cats often strut around like they own the place. Their loud yowling, mischief-making tendencies, and marmalade-colored ...

There are more male orange cats than females because this gene is located on the X-chromosome, which males only have one copy ...

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and ...

Male cats only have one X chromosome ... That means orange fur isn’t linked to intelligence or behavior. Still, human perception plays a big role. Because orange cats are so visually distinct ...

Demonstratively, ginger cats are much more likely to be male than female. The teams found that this is in part because of the ARHGAP36 gene, which is only carried over on the X chromosome.

Male cats, with only one X chromosome, will have orange coats if they inherit the orange gene. Females, with two X chromosomes, need two copies of the gene to be fully orange, making them less common.