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

Researchers found the gene and genetic variation behind orange fur in most domestic cats, solving a decades-long mystery.

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 ...

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

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