Learning Genetics?

[nicalandia]

Thank you!

And yes. If a bird is bl/bl for the splash gene (black) and lav/lav for the lavender gene, then would the black phenotype of the splash gene show up as lavender because of the dilution of the lavender gene? (I hope this is more straightforward).

I am still not understanding your question.

bl+/bl+, Lav+/Lav+ = Black
bl+/bl+, lav/lav = Lavender
Bl/bl+, Lav+/lav = Blue that carries lander hidden(Lav+/lav)
Bl/bl+, lav/lav = Blue and Lavender together, it's very light shade of lavender
Bl/Bl, lav/lav = Splash and Lavender together, Splash/White with lavender specks

 

[myawesomepullets]

bl+/bl+, lav/lav = Lavender

This is the answer I was looking for. Sorry for being unclear.

 

[nicalandia]

This is the answer I was looking for. Sorry for being unclear.

Please keep using the + sign and Capital when possible as that is how we understand if the mutation is wildtype in nature and Dominant/receissive

 

[myawesomepullets]

Please keep using the + sign and Capital when possible as that is how we understand if the mutation is wildtype in nature and Dominant/receissive

Sorry. Thank you. I wasn't aware that bl was supposed to be bl+. From now on I know.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would love to know about barring, too. I want to know everything!!

I know abit about barring since it's one color pattern I've been working with longest.
It can appear in different forms, too.

There's plain Barred: Sloppy uneven barring. Seen in hatchery birds.

Crisp Barring: Bred to be better looking, required by the SOP for showing.

Cuckoo: Smudgy, uneven barring that's irregular.

Light Barring: Barely noticeable, only certain spots are broken up.

All variations are from the same gene. But there is Sex linked dilution a barring gene that creates a solid white bird if two that carry it are bred together.

I have some examples of various ways barring can show up. But don't have an example of the Sex linked Dilution gene.

Barring is B/B for males, B/- for females.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Well, I guess right now then? I'd just like to know in general how it works, if it's one gene with multiple alleles, what is dominant, and what breeds true VS doesn't.

If this is what your asking (correct me if its not im sorry haha) male chickens can either be heterozygous or homozygous for variant alleles where females can only be hemizygous (i think) and rose comb gene and pea comb gene express themselves in heterozygous state.
i dont know if thats what you mean, sorry if not.

 

[nicalandia]

Sorry. Thank you. I wasn't aware that bl was supposed to be bl+. From now on I know.

Any and every mutation found in the Red Jungle Fowl are assigned a + sign

 

[Chicken poppy]

Sorry. Thank you. I wasn't aware that bl was supposed to be bl+. From now on I know.

Capitals and + and all are very crucial! For example, normal feather genotype = H+/H+ silkie feather genotype = h/h

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Capitals and + and all are very crucial! For example, normal feather genotype = H+/H+ silkie feather genotype = h/h

Hey, I didn’t get enough time to read the thread. Can you explain what lowercase and uppercase symbolize?

 

[nicalandia]

Hey, I didn’t get enough time to read the thread. Can you explain what lowercase and uppercase symbolize?

lower case = recessive, Capital case = Dominant