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"Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for
hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat
colour has been unveiled.
Orange is an ancient colour variety. Ginger cats are evident in Egyptian tomb
artworks and some mummified cats may have been gingers. From Garfield and Puss
in Boots to Hermione Granger’s Crookshanks and Goose the Flerken in the Marvel
universe, ginger (or orange) cats are everywhere in popular culture today.
Orange isn’t the most typical coat colour in cats. Most cats are non-orange,
usually brown or grey tabbies with some pattern of black stripes, swirls or
spots, or black or blue solid-coloured cats.
Tortoiseshell cats have a brindling pattern (mixture) of orange and non-orange
hairs throughout the coat, with some areas mostly orange or non-orange. Calico
cats have distinct patches of orange and non-orange, in addition to extensive
regions of white. Gingers are mostly male, while tortoiseshells are typically
female.
Now, after more than 110 years, two new studies finally reveal the gene and the
variant for orange coat colour."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
