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

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

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 tortoiseshell ...

At York Adopt-A-Pet (YAAP), it can feel like kitten season lasts all year — but spring and summer truly bring a steady influx ...

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

Many an orange cat-affiliated human will vouch for their cat's, let's say, specialness. But now scientists have confirmed that there is, in fact, something unique about ginger-hued domestic felines.

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

“For more than a century, orange coat color in cats has been recognized as an exception to the genetic rules that explain ...

Two independent studies have identified the same genetic mutation on the X chromosome as being responsible for the reddish ...

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

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