With their colorful splotches of fur, calicos are some of the most easily recognized cats. However, calico is not a breed, ...

A female cat (XX ... Dilution is a recessive trait, so a dilute calico must inherit two copies of the dilute allele to display the softer color palette Calicos should not be confused with ...

Because female cats have two X chromosomes ... The resulting captivating pastel color palette differs from their pure calico ...

Calico cats have a rich history and an air of mystery about them, not to mention their unique appearance. Meet mimosa a 1-year-old female calico ... such a wide range of color variations in ...

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that ... Because of the genes that code for coat color, both types of cats are almost always female. Domestic cats have approximately 20,000 genes on ...

Kat McGowan explains in Nautilus: On the X chromosome of cats is a skin- and fur-color gene that has two variations (alleles) that dictate either orange fur or black fur. If a female cat ...

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that ... Because of the genes that code for coat color, both types of cats are almost always female. Domestic cats have approximately 20,000 genes on ...

The shelter's executive director said calico cats ... cats get their color is displayed on the X chromosome. "However it's a recessive gene. You can absolutely have female orange cats.