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

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

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

Researchers already had a rough idea of where in the cat genome to look: the X chromosome. That’s because the vast majority ...

"There's no cat in that room so I guess the vet should just keep it moving," commented one viewer of the clip.

A Stanford-led study has identified a mutation on the X chromosome that causes orange fur in cats. The mutation switches on ...

Felines have a much more elastic spinal column than humans and many other animals. They have 30 vertebrae, or 53 up to the tail, and specialized intervertebral discs, loosely connected, that allow ...

Scientists believe a gene mutation produces more orange fur in males and may also explain their friendly nature ...

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