Categories: Pigmentation phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Mode of inheritance: Probably autosomal recessive

Considered a defect: yes

Species-specific description: Rutz et al. (2004): "A pair of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) ... raised 12 healthy and five aberrant offspring between 1996 and 2000. Aberrant nestlings (three males and two females) had pale silver-blue plumage and displayed severe locomotor disorders. Histopathologically, the defects were characterized by adendritic feather melanocytes and mild degeneration of the cerebellar white matter. Epidemiologic results were suggestive of a hereditary autosomal recessive defect ... ."

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing