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OMIA:001252-9031 : Feather colour, recessive white in Gallus gallus (chicken)

In other species: domestic goose , rock pigeon , common canary

Categories: Pigmentation phene

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Disease-related: no

Key variant known: yes

Species-specific description: Redundant: This trait corresponds to the C*C allele at the albino (TYR) locus (see OMIA 000369-9031: Feather colour, albinism in Gallus gallus), or to the recessive white allele at the mottled (EDNRB2) locus (see OMIA 001904-9031 : Feather colour, mottling in Gallus gallus). Information previously listed here has been moved accordingly.

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2023). OMIA:001252-9031: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Edit History


  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 12 Jun 2006
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 09 Dec 2011
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 06 Jul 2012
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 13 Jan 2014
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 10 Dec 2017
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 25 Feb 2020
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 27 Oct 2022
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 23 Oct 2023