Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and ...

Discover the scientific breakthrough behind the signature orange fur in cats. Learn about the genetic factors that make the ...

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

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

Analysis - Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled.

Now, two studies have finally identified the genetic key to this mystery, solving a puzzle first theorized in 1912. The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have ...

Tuxedo cat rescued from Bremer County home. Photo courtesy of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa. Tortoiseshell cat rescued ...

The conditions of the cats varied but they all have upper respiratory infections, or a “kitty cold,” Tina Updegrove, the ...

It has been known for more than a century that a cat’s X chromosome causes ginger fur – male cats have one copy and females ...

Orange cats are just cats, but if you ask anyone who's lucky enough to have one, they'll swear that the orange-ness makes a ...