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Why are ginger cats always male, and tortoiseshell female Just curious2007-11-25 12:31:37Answers:

In general ginger cats are male,if mother is ginger you can get a female (i have a ginger female), ginger females are mainly always a dark ginger. You can get torti males generally their infertile, Japanese regard the torti male as good luck.

Hope this helps

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Actually, I've seen some ginger females around. I think it's something to do with cromosones - certain colours of fur are linked to male or female data.

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I have a female ginger. everyone is amazed by her..

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You do get male and female in both colours but for some reason most ginger cats are toms

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The real question is, if ginger cats are always male, why do we differentiate the genders by using the term ginger tom?

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they are not. Ginger cats are male and female likewise tortoiseshells are both male and female.

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it is for breeding purpose.cross a tortoiseshell with a ginger and then u see why

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Ginger cats can by either male or female. Calico and tortise are always female unless there is a very rare genetic abberation. The genetic codes for the orange and black fur are carried only by the X chromosome. Therefore XX equals both colors sometimes. If a male.. chromosomes are XXY. These are usually sterile and deformed , therefore they don't live long and cannot reproduce.

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Because they are!!

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Hi there. ginger cats are predominantly male, however there are many female ginger cats as well.