Peafowl 201: Further Genetics- Colors, Patterns, and More

[Birdrain92]

The missing chromosome sounds like a plausible hypothesis!

Unfortunately people like us probably can't send tests into a lab to do so. Maybe a vet could. When I become a veterinarian I would like to see if I can test it. The thing with the ovary the only way I think we could be able to tell is if we did a necropsy on a Charcoal hen. Wish we could but I don't think anyone here has a Charcoal peahen willing to do so or possibly have necropsy photos of one. The only other thing I could think of it it's none of the above the an error in the endocrine system where the body is not releasing FSH to form follicles, LH to burst the follicle, estrogen to start the ovulation and so on and so forth with the reproductive hormones.

 

[Dany12]

The solution is perhaps in the Noncoding DNA ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noncoding_DNA

 

[Birdrain92]

The solution is perhaps in the Noncoding DNA ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noncoding_DNA

Interesting read. I did see certain parts that could be a possibility but the Noncoding DNA is the part of the DNA that is more of a filler instead of gaps in the DNA sequence. Sort of like 0 in numbers. For examples without 0 you couldn't get 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000,1000000, etc. That's how my brain is interpreting it though I could be wrong. The Psuedogenes though is what makes me think that this could be a possibility. The only problem is none of us have the equipment to test it and I don't know anyone on here that has a Charcoal peahen.

 

[Dany12]

They are spare pieces!
In human medicine THEY say that .... it could be used .... one day to repair the genomes! ... To be eternal.... for example !

 

[bdfive]

Well, I go a shock today. Sold 2 White peachicks about a month old and when I caught them they each had a couple grayish feathers. Have never heard of or seen this. What happened? The male is White and the 3 hens are white.

 

[KsKingBee]

Do you have any pics?

 

[Midnightman14]

There is a possibility that the parents had a gray feather or two hidden in their plumage. Obviously pea genetics are somewhat malleable but I've noticed others have had this happen which makes me think instead of true whites they got silver pieds that only had a few non white feathers on their body. It could also be that the non-white plumage was on their stomaches where the off white/cream color would blend so well that you wouldn't notice. These are just guesstimates but that's just what I could think of off the top of my head.

 

[KsKingBee]

There is a possibility that the parents had a gray feather or two hidden in their plumage. Obviously pea genetics are somewhat malleable but I've noticed others have had this happen which makes me think instead of true whites they got silver pieds that only had a few non white feathers on their body. It could also be that the non-white plumage was on their stomaches where the off white/cream color would blend so well that you wouldn't notice. These are just guesstimates but that's just what I could think of off the top of my head.

You are probably right about them being or at least carrying SP. I have seen some SPs that it is really difficult to tell them from Whites.

 

[bdfive]

You are probably right about them being or at least carrying SP. I have seen some SPs that it is really difficult to tell them from Whites.

WOW, one never stops learning. SO: if one of my White's offspring breeds with another color might those offspring have white eyes. If they breed with White may or may not have a few gray feathers? Interesting to see what they look like when adults. I'm pretty sure one of them is a male. Opinions?

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

I think they are just normal whites, i get a lot of them.