The <it>lavender</it> plumage colour in Japanese quail is associated with a complex mutation in the region of <it>MLPH</it> that is related to differences in growth, feed consumption and body temperature
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>lavender</it> phenotype in quail is a dilution of both eumelanin and phaeomelanin in feathers that produces a blue-grey colour on a wild-type feather pattern background. It has been previously demonstrated by inte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/442 |