NYFW Fall 2014 forecast calls for fur, texture and prints. Arienne Thompson. USA TODAY ...

But one cat fur hue has stumped scientists for decades: orange. In house cats, orangeness appears to be sex-linked; it almost always occurs in males because of a mutation on the sex-determining X ...

Kaelin and colleagues analyzed DNA from about 30 cats to find variations shared exclusively by those with orange fur. That revealed a deletion near a gene called Arhgap36. The deletion boosts ...

This plush is inspired by Toulouse from the film “The Aristocats.” He has an orange furry texture and tufts with white fur on ...

Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered the genetic basis for ginger cats' orange fur. The ARHGAP36 gene is responsible for this unique coloration. A missing DNA segment in this ...