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Allelism of panda and dotted white plumage genes in Japanese quail.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Tsudzuki M, Nakane Y, Wakasugi N, Mizutani M
Abstract excerpt
Panda and dotted white mutant plumage colors of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) were found to be controlled by the autosomal alleles. Both mutants showed white plumage with colored spots or patches, but they were easily distinguishable by size and location of the colored areas and the color and markings of the pigmented feathers. At hatching also they were easily distinguishable by the position, size, and...
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