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

In other species: domestic goose

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Considered a defect: no

Key variant known: yes

Species-specific description: This trait actually 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

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  • 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