While you've likely heard of common cat coat types such as tabby and calico, you may not have heard of the torbie. Here's ...

All cats are genetically tabbies thanks to the agouti gene. In many cats and cat breeds, the agouti gene is suppressed, giving them a solid color. When it comes through, however, the agouti gene ...

The turning on of this single gene results in an apparent freak of nature. Mice whose agouti gene is "on" are also more likely to suffer from diabetes and cancer as adults. The implications of ...

Within the ARC, there are orexigenic coexpressing neuropeptide Y/Agouti gene-related protein (NPY/AgRP) and anorexigenic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)/cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript ...