Short beak: a new autosomal recessive semilethal mutation in Japanese quail.

doi:10.1093/jhered/89.2.175

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Short beak: a new autosomal recessive semilethal mutation in Japanese quail.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Tsudzuki M, Nakane Y, Wada A

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Short break (SBK) is a new semilethal mutation of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). The SBK individuals are characterized externally by short breaks, shanks, and digits. The shank is also thicker than the wild type. The shape of the mutant beak does not show a parrotlike appearance, contrasting...

Topics

Animals
Beak
Body Weight
Coturnix
Female
Genes, Lethal
Genes, Recessive
Male
Mutation

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