Are certain colorings gender linked?

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Someone said all ginger tabbies are male and all calicoes are female.  Is this true?  My ginger tabby is a male, but I have never known many other cats.  Have you ever known a female ginger tabby or a male calico?

ZotsRule · Accepted Answer

Over 99% of Tortie/Calico patterned cats are female.  There's FAR more Red Tabby females than some think.  I think it's about 75% male.  Here's info as to "why" http://stason.org/TULARC/animals/cats/misc-faq/006-Cat-Genetics-and-Coloring.html

Elaine M · Answer

Not 'all'.  Ginger is usually a male color (females can be 'red').  Tortoishell and calico are usually females.  All three are gene linked to the sex chromosomes, but you get exceptions -- like male calicos and orange striped females.

Locus Iste · Answer

Yup! Tortoiseshell cats are mostly female and ginger cats are mostly male indeed ^^. 
This is due to their sex chromosomes- typically a cat must have the gene on both X chromosomes to be torty (meaning that male cats are only that colour when genetic mutation occurs). With ginger cats it has to have the ginger gene on all X chromosomes (meaning its much easier for males and therefore more common).

Anonymous · Answer

I have a female* ginger tabby! This is wrong!

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