Two separate groups studying the mysterious case of the orange cat coat came to the same conclusion: the orange color happens ...

Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered the genetic basis for ginger cats' orange fur. The ARHGAP36 gene is responsible for this un ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

A newly discovered gene, Arhgap36, explains the rare orange coloring in cats and why most are male. It could have effects ...

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 ...

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