A hilarious video of an orange cat coming across an identical-looking orange loaf of bread has left the internet in stitches. The owner of the adorable feline recently took to Instagram to post the ...

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Scientists from Kyushu University have identified the long-sought “orange gene” behind ginger fur in domestic cats—a deletion ...

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From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are both cultural icons and beloved pets. But their distinctive color comes wi ...

Researchers had previously assumed that the mutation would be on the X chromosome because of the skewed sex ratio — it also explains why calico and tortoiseshell cats, which have patches of ...

A Japanese research team led by Kyushu University professor Hiroyuki Sasaki has said it discovered a gene that determines the color patterns of the tricolored calico cat, known in Japan as mike neko.

Calico and tortoiseshell cats with mixed colourings are more likely to be female Although couched in science, the study originally started off as a passion project for Professor Sasaki.

"Mutations to the protein structure would likely be harmful to the cat.” With help from local vets, the researchers examined skin tissue from four calico cats and found that Arhgap36 was much ...

They might still carry it in one, however, which is how some female cats end up with a patchy orange calico or tortoiseshell coat. “These ginger and black patches form because, early in ...