Stanford Medicine researchers discover mechanisms of sex-linked genetic mutation giving rise to ginger felines.

and found that the skin from calico cats has more Arghap36 RNA in orange regions than in black and brown regions. Leslie Lyons, a feline geneticist at the University of Missouri, said she’d like ...

the less active genes involved in brown-black pigment production become, says geneticist Hiroyuki Sasaki of Kyushu University in Fukuoka. Moreover, all orange cats from a global database of 258 ...

He is orange in the same way that some people are redheaded, some horses are brown, or some dogs ... this generates a tricolor cat, commonly known as a calico. Each calico is unique, as the ...

There are more male orange cats than females because this gene is located on the X-chromosome, which males only have one copy of. Females are more likely to be tortoiseshell or calico because they ...

While scientists have pinpointed the typical mutations that induce pigment cells in the skin to produce yellow or orange pigment instead of the default brown or black, they had only a rough idea ...

The genetics behind the fascinating calico tabby mix is complex, involving multiple genes that control color distribution and ...

Buzzy hues like rich chocolate brown, pumpkin spiced copper ... kittens who have jet black, pumpkin orange, and creamy white fur coats? These calico cats are serving up some major inspo in ...

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 ...