Melanocytes from orange cats were found to make 13 times as much RNA from the gene Arhgap36. The gene is located on the X ...

Two new studies have revealed why some cats are orange — an enduring enigma of genetics, until now. Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the ...

In most other mammals, like dogs, sheep, rabbits, and horses, mutations in a protein called Mc1r lead to red hair color, but ...

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 ...

Now, after more than 110 years, two new studies finally reveal the gene and the variant for orange coat color. In 1912, before the XX/XY sex-determining system was discovered in cats, American ...

The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...

The ongoing spread of bird flu in the United States has alarmed experts -- not just because of human cases causing severe ...

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

If it wasn’t immediately obvious that the lazy, lasagne-eating Garfield was a tom cat, then his orange fur should have given it away. Scientists have, for the first time, found the gene ...