These calico cats are serving up some major inspo in the hair world. As a direct reference to these felines, “calico hair” is best described as any ’do that features these three different ...

After wandering into a couple's shed to find a safe place to sleep, a stray calico cat won their hearts, and now he has a ...

Caramel’s story: This big, gorgeous girl is a calico beauty queen. She’s a happy, friendly cat who would like to be your one ...

Many animals have orange hair, including some humans ... be on the X chromosome because of the skewed sex ratio — it also explains why calico and tortoiseshell cats, which have patches of orange mixed ...

Researchers identified an unusual genetic mutation in orange domestic cats that has not been found in any other animal, ...

Scientists have identified the genetic mutation responsible for the ginger coloration in domestic cats —a phenomenon never ...

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

Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat ...

It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their distinctive colouring, but exactly where ...

Scientists at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan explained in a paper published last week that orange cats are missing a ...

the pigments that give hair its color. Calico cats have X chromosomes that have two variants of the gene ARHGAP36. In orange patches of fur, the active chromosome (red) contains a deletion mutation in ...

From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving ... the process that produces pigment in skin and hair. Through a not yet known mechanism, the team believes this ...