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 ...

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

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

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

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

They discovered that ginger cats are missing a section of their genetic code, which means the cells responsible for their ...

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

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

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

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

As is the case with any other breed, no one American Shorthair is the same. But with more than 80 color combinations to ...