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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Scientists from Kyushu University have identified the long-sought “orange gene” behind ginger fur in domestic cats—a deletion mutation in a gene on the X chromosome. This discovery explains why most ...

Calm, gentle and overflowing with fur, the beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat is a sight to behold. As its name suggests, this ...

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

(Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) The only exception is the Norwegian forest cat, which manifests as orange because of the same genetic trait that causes red hair in humans. Stanford Medicine’s ...

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

Getty Images Calico and tortoiseshell cats with mixed ... is found in humans and has been linked to skin cancer and hair loss. "Many cat owners swear by the idea that different coat colours ...

Instead, most female cats with orange fur have patchy patterns — calico or tortoiseshell ... to yellow or orange fur in animals (and red hair in humans) occur within genes that control ...