Red (Ginger)

A warm orange-red — produced by the sex-linked orange gene.

EMS code: dGroup: Solid

The genetics

Red comes from the O (orange) locus on the X chromosome, replacing eumelanin with phaeomelanin. Its dilute form is Cream. Red is almost always tabby-marked.

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Related colours

Cream

A soft, pale apricot — the dilute form of red.

Tortoiseshell

A mottled blend of a black-series colour and red, seen almost only in females.

Black

A dense, full-strength black coat — the baseline eumelanin colour.

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