The hypostatic genotype of the recessive white prat breed of chickens.

doi:10.1093/ps/76.3.432

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The hypostatic genotype of the recessive white prat breed of chickens.

Poultry science - 1 Mar 1997

Campo J L

Abstract excerpt

The genetics of the plumage color of the White Prat breed of chicken was studied. Results of crosses between the White Prat breed and Recessive Wheaten (ey/ey) tester line, and Buff Prat (eWh/eWh Co/Co) or Castellana (E/E) breeds, suggested that the former carries the buttercup allele (ebc) at th...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Breeding
Chickens
Epistasis, Genetic
Feathers
Female
Genes, Recessive
Genotype
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Male
Pigmentation

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