Orange Cats Get Their Ginger Color From a Single Gene ‘Cutout’

Orange cats get their ginger color from a single gene ‘cutout’

Cats come in many colors and patterns. And bright orange is one of the most striking. The mystery of what gene gives ginger cats their hue has stumped scientists for decades. Now, two different teams have just turned up the same solution. Most kitties with orange fur share the same cutout in their DNA, the new research shows. Even multicolored cats with a few ginger patches — such as calicos and tortoiseshells — have this mutation. The DNA delet…

Orange Cats: Their Color Comes from a Single Gene 'Cut

Base Pair: (In genetics) The two nucleotides that create each rung in the ladder-like structure of DNA or RNA. In DNA, each nucleotide comprises adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T), along with a phosphate group and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose). In RNA, the bases include adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), uracil [...] The post Orange Cats: Their Color Comes from a Single Gene ‘Cut-Out’ appeared first on Mondo News.