Cats are arguably perfect. At least, evidence suggests that felines, which have evolved with minimal variation and maximal ...

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 ...

Younger patients with grade 3 oligodendroglioma have fewer molecular abnormalities and longer survival than older patients, a ...

Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered the genetic basis for ginger cats' orange fur. The ARHGAP36 gene is responsible for this un ...

“For more than a century, orange coat color in cats has been recognized as an exception to the genetic rules that explain ...

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

Researchers already had a rough idea of where in the cat genome to look: the X chromosome. That’s because the vast majority of orange cats are male; male cats carry only one X chromosome (the other ...

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two ...

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

Researchers found the gene and genetic variation behind orange fur in most domestic cats, solving a decades-long mystery.