From where does a tabby cat get its stripes? The same place cheetahs get their spots. A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes.

"It's probably the most common of all the ghost stories in the ... The ghostly cat, described at times as all black and sometimes with tabby stripes, is said to appear most often to guards of ...

These contrasting colors can be various shades of gray, comparable to tabby cats. Some also have melanistic marks that create ghost spots or stripes. Both of this hybrid's ancestral breeds have ...

NEW YORK — How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA. Scientists say they’ve found the gene that sets the common tabby pattern — stripes or blotches. It’s one of several ...

(AP) NEW YORK - How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA. Scientists say they've found the gene that sets the common tabby pattern - stripes or blotches. It's one of several genes ...

The Halloween-like event, whose name roughly translates to “ghost cat with supernatural powers,” includes a long and lively parade of costumed revelers, live music and street dancing near ...

A cat’s dress code, it seems, is its genetic code. Scientists have solved an age-old mouser mystery—why there are stripes on a domestic tabby cat—and discovered yet another connection ...