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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 ...

While the orange fur colour can be seen across mammals, including tigers, golden retrievers, orangutans and red-headed humans, only in domestic cats is the colouration linked to sex, appearing ...

Female cats with one copy of sex-linked orange appear partially orange — with a mottled pattern known as tortoiseshell, or with patches of orange, black and white known as calico. That's due to a ...

FUKUOKA, Japan — What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Now, researchers from Japan have figured it out, and their discovery also explains why ...

The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.

Female cats need the mutation on both of their X chromosomes to be fully orange, which is statistically less likely. So nearly all calico and tortoiseshell cats are female because this mutation is ...

Female cats need the mutation on both of their X chromosomes to be fully orange, which is statistically less likely. So nearly all calico and tortoiseshell cats are female because this mutation is ...

Orange and tortoiseshell cats’ tendency toward amusing, friendly and sometimes mischievous behavior is a running joke among cat owners, but there’s no scientific evidence linking coat colors ...

Female cats with one copy of sex-linked orange appear partially orange—with a mottled pattern known as tortoiseshell, or with patches of orange, black and white known as calico. That's due to a ...