Orange Cats Male Female Ratio

Im looking at the distribution of the sexes of cats on a popular adoption web site and Im seeing roughly a 31 ratio of males to females in orange cats but a very consistent 11 ratio of males to females in black cats.

Orange cats male female ratio. This is just downright interesting. The rarer orange female tabbies tend to be sassy but that is anecdotal. Ginger tom cats father tortoiseshell or ginger females.

This means there are roughly three males to one female ginger cat. This is because the gene that codes for orange fur is on the X chromosome and like humans females have two Xs and males are XY. Black coated female male Orange coated female male Tortoiseshell intermingled black and orange in fur in female cats only Parent cats Black X Orange male female xo Non-red black XoXoX0Y xo Red 1.

According to research about 81 of orange cats are male. About 25 of orange tabby cats are females. Female cats possess dual sets of X chromosomes which means they are capable of showing combinations of orange and black -- the colors that are associated with the aforementioned chromosome.

Have many great adventures with your own striped tiger when you name your orange cat. Hobbes is a stuffed tiger that comes to life in the imagination and adventures of his friend and constant companion Calvin. Orange tabby cat toms outnumber queens approximately four to one.

The gene that determines orange fur is on the X chromosome so both male and female Calico can be black or orange. Morris the famous Nine Lives cat food mascot was a typical male ginger cat and most though not all gingers encountered in homes. We bet you didnt know that there are far more male orange tabby cats than there are females.

The ginger gene which produces the orange colour is on the X chromosome. The female cat therefore can have the orange mutant gene on one X chromosome and the gene for a black coat on the other. We have many female orange tabby cats in my practice.