Researchers identified an unusual genetic mutation in orange domestic cats that has not been found in any other animal, ...

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

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

Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies Cats are ...

Scientists at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan explained in a paper published last week that orange cats are missing a ...

Two separate groups studying the mysterious case of the orange cat coat came to the same conclusion: the orange color happens ...

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

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

Scientists have long suspected that their orange color was a sex-linked trait — hiding somewhere on the X chromosome of domestic cats. Male cats – just like male humans – have an X and a Y ...

Scientists have confirmed that there is something unique about ginger-hued domestic felines. In a new study, Stanford ...