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

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

Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, ...

People loved the orange cat's reaction to the tree and had a lot to say about Abram's video. @Jen got more than 300 likes ...

After 60 years of searching, geneticists have finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats.

To keep your barn cat happy, you do need to take special care of them. That includes making sure they're microchipped, ...

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

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 ...

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