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

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FUKUOKA, Japan — What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Now, ...

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The existence of orange cats dates back to at least the 12th century, but scientists have only had theories that a sex-linked ...

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

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Scientists have confirmed that there is something unique about ginger-hued domestic felines. In a new study, Stanford ...

Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies ...

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

The "meow-tation" that gives ginger cats their distinct fur has been discovered. A small deletion in a gene on the X-chromosome lies behind the fiery coats of ginger tabbies and the splotchy ...