Bh (black at hatch) gene appears to be expressed in melanocytes of feather germs in the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).

doi:10.1046/j.1440-169x.1997.t01-3-00005.x

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Bh (black at hatch) gene appears to be expressed in melanocytes of feather germs in the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).

Development, growth & differentiation - 1 Aug 1997

Satoh H, Nakamura A, Shiojiri N

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The Bh (black at hatch) gene was examined to determine whether it is expressed in plumage melanocytes by analyzing pigmentation patterns of Bh melanocytes placed in the micro-environment of the feather germs of quail embryos with pink eyes. These host quails genetically lack a large part of pluma...

Topics

Animals
Coturnix
Feathers
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Melanocytes
Mutation
Phenotype
Pigmentation

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