Barsh and his colleagues saw that all 145 orange cats they studied, as well as 6 calico and tortoiseshell cats (which also ...

After 60 years of research, scientists have discovered the gene responsible for orange fur in cats, finding that it is linked ...

leading to red hair and fair skin. It would be simple to assume that the MC1R gene is also responsible for orange fur in cats—but this is not the case. Scientists noticed that most cats with ...

"It's been a genetic mystery, a conundrum," Stanford University geneticist Greg Barsh told Sara Reardon at Science. Barsh and ...

Colouration in cats, humans and all mammals is caused by the presence of melanin, a compound in the skin which has two forms.

A mummy with curved, sharp claws, pads on its paws, well-preserved skin and thick fur around an inch long has been uncovered in the Siberian permafrost. The saber-toothed cat cub is the first of ...

Male cats have only one X chromosome, which they inherit from their mother. Since the mutation responsible for orange fur is ...

“Do you have a cat?” a colleague asks during a business meeting. We both look down at my black pants, which are covered in blonde fur. “A dog,” I say, smiling meekly, “two, actually ...