OMIA:001750-9031 : Long filoplumes in Gallus gallus (chicken) |
Categories: Integument (skin) phene
Single-gene trait/disorder: yes
Mode of inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Disease-related: no
Key variant known: no
Species-specific symbol: Lf
Species-specific description: "The filoplumes in the fluff areas of the body [are] 1-10 cm longer than the adjacent definitive feathers." (Somes, 1990)
Inheritance: Somes (1990) lists this as single-locus autosomal dominant, on the basis of unpublished evidence by Dr W.H. McGibbon.
Cite this entry
Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2012). OMIA:001750-9031: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
Reference
1990 | Somes, R.G. Jr : |
Mutations and major variants of plumage and skin in chickens. In "Poultry Breeding and Genetics" (ed. R.D. Crawford), Elsevier, Amsterdam; Chapter 6 :169-208, 1990. |
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