The orange gene sits on the X chromosome, which helps explain one of the biggest quirks of orange cats: why most of them are male. Male cats only have one X chromosome.

Approximately 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team. Scientists have long suspected that orange color was a sex-linked trait — hiding ...

Genetics Why Orange Cats Are So Special, According to Science Research suggests that orange male cats may enjoy greater social status. Posted September 27, 2020 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma ...

In fact, most orange cats are male because they only need one copy of the mutated gene to express the orange coloration. Female cats, however, inherit two X chromosomes—one from each parent.

Orange cats are typically male. If you have an orange cat, it's likely that it's a boy. "Over 75% of orange cats are males!" says Dr. Annie Valuska, pet behavior scientist at Purina.

They found 51 possible variants on the X chromosomes of male orange cats and eliminated 48 of them after finding the genomes in some non-orange cats as well. Of the three remaining variants, a ...

It’s estimated that around 80% of orange cats are male, or that there’s only one female in every five ginger cats. According to Dr. Jerold Bell, ...

The executive director of SpokAnimal said calico cats that come in to the shelter are always female and the orange cats are always male. KREM set out to verify if this is always the case.

Genetics Why Orange Cats Are So Special, According to Science Research suggests that orange male cats may enjoy greater social status. Posted September 27, 2020 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma ...