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 ...

Orange cats often strut around like they own the place. Their loud yowling, mischief-making tendencies, and marmalade-colored ...

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

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

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

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

Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered the genetic basis for ginger cats' orange fur. The ARHGAP36 gene ...

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

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

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