Cats are innate masters of physics. They can leap extraordinary distances to climb things or while hunting. They have split ...

Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and ...

Now, two studies have finally identified the genetic key to this mystery, solving a puzzle first theorized in 1912. The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have ...

After 60 years of research, scientists have discovered the gene responsible for orange fur in cats, finding that it is linked ...

Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis ...

Discover the scientific breakthrough behind the signature orange fur in cats. Learn about the genetic factors that make the ...

After 60 years of searching, geneticists have finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats.