Experts have been able to figure out a lot about cat coat colors, but the orange coat, in particular, had left them with ...

The gene that causes orange coloration in cats had been pondered for years, but never actually found—until now. Cats with ...

Stanford Medicine researchers discover mechanisms of sex-linked genetic mutation giving rise to ginger felines.

Orange cats have a unique genetic mutation that gives them their special coats — and this mutation also explains why so many of them are male, two new studies find. Many animals have orange hair, ...

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.

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