Colouration in cats, humans and all mammals is caused by the presence of melanin, a compound in the skin which has two forms. One pigment (eumelanin) causes black and brown fur as well as dark ...

In ginger cats’ melanocytes, the cells responsible for color tones, the ARHGAP36 gene is much more active. 3 Professor Hiroyuki Sasaki, one of the lead scientists behind the study, started it as ...

Ginger cats are very much part of the collective imagination, whether through Garfield or Azrael in the Smurfs. But the scientific community has long been at a loss to explain the genetic mutation ...

The ginger gene for cats has finally been found and explains why 80 per cent are male. ... The team believes the mutation may steer pigment production from dark eumelanin to lighter pheomelanin, ...

The existence of orange cats dates back to at least the 12th century, ... So while there are other orange-colored mammals, the ginger cat is one of a kind.

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 ...