genetics ?

[miohippus]

You must have a handy DNA sequencer app

they make those? cool!! (if they do)

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: If they did, I would order one and find out exactly what is in each of my birds. Unfortunately, they are about as common as Star Trek transporters and replicators...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

ok intresting. so dose the hen always only have one color gene or is that only for sex linked colors? ex. (S/-)

Most of the colour and pattern genes are autosomal (not related to gender; both males and females have two copies). Silver/gold, choc and barring re sex-linked. As are leg colour (Id), white skin (y) and brown eye (br).

 

[nicalandia]

ok so let see if i have this right the roo was extend black witch covered the gound color withch was gold and the mom is silver laced wich inhibited the extended black so that is why the ground color showed up in the offspring and the two are diffrent tones of golden?

Bingo...thats correct

 

[nicalandia]

You must have a handy DNA sequencer app

oh I wish...

 

[Henk69]

As are leg colour (Id), white skin (y) ...

Id is sexlinked, white skin W+ and yellow skin w is an autosomal gene.

 

[nicalandia]

Id is sexlinked, y is autosomal

y is recessive and sex linked...!


"There is a sex-linked recessive white skin mutation - y"
http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations2.html

 

[Henk69]

you know there is a sex link recessive white skin?..y? rith?

No, at least not a gene that is common in fancy breeds. And why would it be called y?

 

[nicalandia]

No, at least not a gene that is common in fancy breeds. And why would it be called y?

beats me why its called y... when I find and document a new gene I´ll name it, recessive sex linked Marv...

 

[Henk69]

I googled it and the website that popped up is hosted by me...
Sorry for my remark, but I wouldn't mention this gene. Easy to confuse with the autosomal one, with which it should switch symbol/name