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OMIA:003090-9031 : Feather colour, Columbian pattern in Gallus gallus (chicken)

Categories: Pigmentation phene

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: no

Cross-species summary: plumage pigmentation pattern where black pigment (eumelanin) is restricted to the neck, wing tips, and tail, while the rest of the feathrs have a contrasting colour

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Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2026). OMIA:003090-9031: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2026 Azovtseva, A.I., Ryabova, A.E., Shcherbakov, Y.S., Larkina, T.A., Vakhrameev, A.B., Dementieva, N.V. :
Genomic analysis of the Columbian plumage pattern in various chicken breeds. Animals (Basel) 16:2153, 2026. Pubmed reference: 42511033. DOI: 10.3390/ani16142153.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen on 06 Oct 2026