The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, eyes, and fur tone. In ginger cats’ melanocytes, the cells responsible for ...

Famous for their mischievous personality, orange cats are truly adorable creatures. But their distinctive coat was still a ...

Researchers in Japan say they have unlocked a long-standing mystery about the color of calico cats, known for their black, ...

New research reveals the century-old genetic mystery behind orange and calico cats' distinctive coat patterns.

Scientists have uncovered a decades long mystery behind the unique color of Garfield, Puss in Boots, and Aristocats' Toulouse ...

Scientists have finally unraveled the long-standing mystery behind orange cat fur, pinpointing the Arhgap36 gene as the key ...

Two new studies found that a small, missing piece of DNA located next to a specific protein resulted in orange fur coloration ...

A newly discovered gene, Arhgap36, explains the rare orange coloring in cats and why most are male. It could have effects ...

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

What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Researchers from Japan have ...

Scientists have finally uncovered the secret behind why some cats have that beautiful orange fur. In a recent study, researchers at Stanford Medicine identified a unique genetic mutation that makes ...