Inheritance of the henny feathering trait in the golden Campine chicken: evidence for allelism with the gene that causes henny feathering in the Sebright bantam.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110938

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Inheritance of the henny feathering trait in the golden Campine chicken: evidence for allelism with the gene that causes henny feathering in the Sebright bantam.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

George F W, Matsumine H, McPhaul M J, Somes R G, Wilson J D

Abstract excerpt

The henny feathering mutation causes roosters to develop female feathering morphology as a result of increased conversion of androgen to estrogen (aromatase activity) in extraglandular tissues, including skin. This trait is maintained in two breeds of chickens: the Sebright Bantam and the Golden...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Aromatase
Blotting, Southern
Chickens
Crosses, Genetic
DNA
Feathers
Female
Male
Mutation
Skin

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