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 ...

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

Scientists have unraveled why orange cats are orange—it turns out they're mutants, reports Scientific American. More ...

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

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

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 ...

Scientists have finally unraveled the long-standing mystery behind orange cat fur, pinpointing the Arhgap36 gene as the key ...

Scientists from Kyushu University have identified the long-sought “orange gene” behind ginger fur in domestic cats—a deletion ...

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

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

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