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Ginger, tortie, calico – the mystery gene responsible for orange colour in cat coats has been found

By Frank Nicholas, Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney
Imke Tammen, Associate Professor Animal Biotechnology, University of Sydney
Leslie A. Lyons, Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia

The ginger colour in cats’ coats has a curious link to being male or female. Now, scientists have finally pinpointed the gene responsible.

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