Walter, Misty Dawn's Uncle.
I have two orange kitties; Walter and Jeff. Both are sweeties. Jeff is a bit mischievous. He's highly exploratory and rambunctious. He's also friendly; a loveable fuzzball, who loves to cuddle!......Did you know that most orange (red, ginger, butterscotch, etc.) cats are male? I believe also that they are pretty much all tabbies as well. Two primary gene colors for domestic cats are red and black. How these colors manifest themselves is gender influenced. The red (orange) gene is carried on the X chromosome, so it is statistically more likely to express itself in males, since the male cat has only one X chromosome. If a male has one red gene, his fur will be orangey. Females have two X chromosomes, and both chromosomes need to contain the red gene. Otherwise the female kitty will be a diverse assortment of possibilities depending on the pigmentation pattern genes which the kitty has inherited.
Walter, Misty Dawn's Uncle.
I have two orange kitties; Walter and Jeff. Both are sweeties. Jeff is a bit mischievous. He's highly exploratory and rambunctious. He's also friendly; a loveable fuzzball, who loves to cuddle!......Did you know that most orange (red, ginger, butterscotch, etc.) cats are male? I believe also that they are pretty much all tabbies as well. Two primary gene colors for domestic cats are red and black. How these colors manifest themselves is gender influenced. The red (orange) gene is carried on the X chromosome, so it is statistically more likely to express itself in males, since the male cat has only one X chromosome. If a male has one red gene, his fur will be orangey. Females have two X chromosomes, and both chromosomes need to contain the red gene. Otherwise the female kitty will be a diverse assortment of possibilities depending on the pigmentation pattern genes which the kitty has inherited.