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A genetic defect in hyomandibular furrow closure in the Japanese quail: the causes for ear-opening abnormality and formation of an ear tuft.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Tsudzuki M, Wakasugi N
Abstract excerpt
The mutant ET (ear tuft) quail strain is characterized by an ear-opening abnormality frequently accompanied by ear tufts. The mutant ear opening is oval shaped with a fissure on its ventral margin, whereas the ear tufts project from the ventral end of the fissure or the posterior margin of the ear opening. The ear tufts are composed of a feathered peduncle. The size of the ear tufts and the ear-opening...
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