Perhaps boosted by cartoon versions, orange kitties are favorites of pet owners all over the United States, and if there is one thing cat owners love, it’s giving their kitty a good name. Some people ...

Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ago, Stanford Medicine researchers revealed exactly which gene ...

In cats only, a small deletion of information on the X chromosome activates Arhgap36 in pigment cells where it is normally not active, triggering orange fur. Males have XY sex chromosomes and ...

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Whether orange or not, all fur pigmentation genes are X-linked. Calico and tortoiseshell coats also come from different combinations of activated X chromosomes—both with and without the deletion ...

eye and fur tone produce lighter colours. The discovery also explains why most orange cats are male and why females with one copy of the gene develop calico or tortoiseshell coats. The study ...

“So how do you know that a visible trait [like orange fur] is caused by a change in DNA sequence? The answer is pretty simple: you see it inherited from parent to child," says Geneticist Greg ...

“So how do you know that a visible trait [like orange fur] is caused by a change in DNA sequence? The answer is pretty simple: you see it inherited from parent to child,” says Geneticist Greg Barsh, ...

Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered the genetic basis for ginger cats' orange fur. The ARHGAP36 gene is responsible for this unique coloration. A missing DNA segment in this ...

While we love all cats, regardless of the color of their fur or their coat pattern, orange (or ginger) cats hold a special place in the hearts of many. Often stereotyped as silly or greedy, our orange ...

Instagram/Drake Bieber was sporting a fur hat and sunglasses while Hailey rocked a vintage Toronto windbreaker. Kenny Albert shouted out the couple on the TNT broadcast and referred to Bieber as ...