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 ...

A newly discovered gene, Arhgap36, explains the rare orange coloring in cats and why most are male. It could have effects ...

Two new studies found that a small, missing piece of DNA located next to a specific protein resulted in orange fur coloration ...

Scientists have finally unraveled the long-standing mystery behind orange cat fur, pinpointing the Arhgap36 gene as the key ...

Researchers in Japan say they have unlocked a long-standing mystery about the color of calico cats, known for their black, ...

Cats are arguably perfect. At least, evidence suggests that felines, which have evolved with minimal variation and maximal ...

Any male cat with the mutation dubbed “sex-linked orange” will be entirely orange due to a random deletion of a section of ...

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

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

Researchers found the gene and genetic variation behind orange fur in most domestic cats, solving a decades-long mystery.

What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Researchers from Japan have ...