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

The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, eyes, and fur tone. In ginger cats’ melanocytes, the cells responsible for ...

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

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

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

Famous for their mischievous personality, orange cats are truly adorable creatures. But their distinctive coat was still a ...

Two separate research teams have detailed the answer in two studies published Thursday in the journal Current Biology.

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

It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their distinctive colouring, but exactly where ...

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

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