Hen-feathering mutation HF*H may act as a eumelanising factor and modify the expression of autosomal barring

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 391-394

  Carefoot, W C ^a,b  

^a Sandv Bank ^*

^b Cliveden   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; MELANINS; MUTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0036654883     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120103666     Document Type: Article

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