A deletion at the X-linked ARHGAP36 gene locus is associated with the orange coloration of tortoiseshell and calico cats
Hidehiro Toh, Wan Kin Au Yeung, Motoko Unoki…·Hiroyuki Sasaki
The paper identifies a 5.1-kb deletion in the ARHGAP36 gene as the genetic cause of orange coloration in tortoiseshell and calico cats.