Beards?

[TurtleFeathers]

Hi -

Can anyone tell me if there is a gene for "bearded" and "non bearded"? And if it works the same way in all breeds?

For instance, if a bearded bird is bred to a non bearded bird, will the offspring be either bearded or non bearded (ie. one or the other)? Or does the non bearded factor only make the bearded factor smaller/less (ie. alittle of both)?

Thanks -

 

[ve]

Yes,bearded gene is dominant,but incomplete.When bird have one copy beard and one copy non beard the face will appear with smoler beard