Jun 24, 2020 #1 Z Zawisty Songster Apr 25, 2019 66 105 128 How can i distinguish between 1) dominant white, heterozygous Silver rooster 2) domintat white, homozygous silver rooster are both phenotype =same? also hetero or homo dominant white with silver, are both same?
How can i distinguish between 1) dominant white, heterozygous Silver rooster 2) domintat white, homozygous silver rooster are both phenotype =same? also hetero or homo dominant white with silver, are both same?
Jun 28, 2020 #2 Stipenvlerk Crowing May 22, 2020 2,171 3,986 376 The Netherlands I don’t know about genes in chicken but in general you have the following: A(dominant gene, let’s say silver) a(recessiv gene, let’s say yellow) homozygous dominant : AA -> they look silver homozygous recessive : aa -> they look yellow Heterozygous: Aa -> they look silver when they breed together you get different outcomes if the parents are homozygous dominant or heterozygous. see my attached drawing. please note that the percentages go for every egg. So with two heterozygous parents every egg has a 25% chance of becoming a yellow chick. all above is very simple and will work different in real life but this is a simple explanation how things work. hope it helps Attachments 5DDF1918-2DDF-4171-8FF3-07FF81E0A13E.jpeg 505.1 KB · Views: 6
I don’t know about genes in chicken but in general you have the following: A(dominant gene, let’s say silver) a(recessiv gene, let’s say yellow) homozygous dominant : AA -> they look silver homozygous recessive : aa -> they look yellow Heterozygous: Aa -> they look silver when they breed together you get different outcomes if the parents are homozygous dominant or heterozygous. see my attached drawing. please note that the percentages go for every egg. So with two heterozygous parents every egg has a 25% chance of becoming a yellow chick. all above is very simple and will work different in real life but this is a simple explanation how things work. hope it helps
Jun 28, 2020 #3 Stipenvlerk Crowing May 22, 2020 2,171 3,986 376 The Netherlands Since no one answered your question yet, I thought it maybe will help you Attachments B86C7492-E0FE-4DEC-B7D2-AE16F2BA6BA4.jpeg 12.1 KB · Views: 7