Orange: a plumage color mutation accompanied by semi-lethality in Japanese quail.

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A new plumage color mutant, orange, in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) was characterized by the same plumage pattern as in the wild type but with diluted pigmentation on the whole body. Light reddish-brown and light black are predominant instead of heavy brown and heavy black in the wild type. Although the eye color of the adult orange mutant was somewhat similar to that of the wild type, it showed a reddish...

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