If you thought you’d seen every kind of cat coat—from the classic tuxedo to the mysterious seal point—think again. There’s a ...

But what determines a cat's coat color? The answer lies in genetics, a.k.a. the complex interplay of inherited traits expressed in a feline's coat palette and pattern. Among these colorful cat ...

But after digging through all the known genetic variations ... And the mutation was recessive—the cat would only express this color if it inherited the mutation from both parents, which explains ...

Credit: Getty Images What color are your cats’ coats? From black to ginger to tortoiseshell, cats come in all sorts of different colors, but they’re all the same kitties we know and love.

For all other animals, including redheaded humans, we know what causes this characteristic color, but surprisingly, we didn’t know what causes it in cats — and felines in general — until now.