Orange Cats Male Or Female
Just about all orange cats are male.
Orange cats male or female. When cats get orange markings it is usually because of a condition called pedigreed. Most but certainly not all orange tabby cats are male. While its true that a higher percentage of orange tabbies are male the ratio is actually about 80 percent male to 20 percent female.
A male has either a black or orange gene. What this means is that female cats will always need to have two copies of the ginger gene for the cat to have ginger fur whereas male cats will only need to have one copy of it. As you may recall from high school biology mammals have two chromosomes that determine their sexXX for females and XY for males.
Orange cats are usually male. The gene that codes for orange fur is on the X chromosome. About 80 percent of orange cats are male.
This is the direct opposite of the calico or tortoiseshell pattern that is predominantly female. And its not some sort of magic its genetics. Around 1 in every 5 ginger cats is female meaning the price for either sex is pretty much the same.
Calico and tortoiseshell cats however are almost always female. What does that M on the tabby cats head stand for. An orange tom only requires the orange gene from his mother.
The gene for coat color is carried on the X chromosome so male cats need only inherit one copy while female cats need two. Heres how it works. Most orange cats are male and most calicos are female.