FAQ: How to determine the reduction percentage of the eumelanin for colour mutations? We often read in the standards and
Author: Dirk Van den Abeele
Update on *pallid* Agapornis fischeri
As with any possible new colour mutation, there are many opinions in the early stages. There are believers and non-believers.
Why is pink the colour of virgin birds?
Ismael Galván of National Museum of Natural Sciences (Spain) uncovers to exciting role of porphyrin colouration and what it might
FAQ: This one you won’t believe :)
Sometimes breeders can argue about the most crazy things, that’s what i learned this week 🙂 I received 14 emails
FAQ: different expression gene after genetic introgression?
FAQ: is it possible that a gene has a different expression after genetic introgression (transmutation)? For a start: The expression
A new case of parthenogenesis in California condor
A new case of parthenogenesis has been described in California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Parthenogenesis is a relatively rare event in
Fallow mysteries – update
In 2018 we received information from a South African Agapornis breeder that the dun fallow Agapornis fischeri / Agapornis personatus
Fallow mysteries
Fallow mysteries By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice Group Published BVA-International magazine February 2017 That
FAQ: What is the best way to name the combination of a crossing-over with alleles of the same gene or epistatic genes??
FAQ: What is the best way to name the combination of a crossing-over with alleles of the same genes or
FAQ: use of capital letters in names of color mutations
FAQ: In the BVA-International nomenclature, the name of a mutation is never written with a capital letter (except at the
FAQ: Is the difference between eumelanin and phaeomelanin visible on cross sections of feathers?
FAQ: Is the difference between eumelanin and phaeomelanin visible on cross sections of feathers? Yes, that difference is clearly visible
FAQ: Green versus wild type
FAQ: is green the same as wild type? When we search for the meaning of wild type in a dictionary,
Follow-up to our webinar on Non-Mendelian inheritance and epigenetic change in colour mutations in birds
This afternoon we had a follow-up to our webinar of March 19 about Non-Mendelian inheritance and epigenetic change in colour
FAQ: goldenface budgerigar versus bl1-bl2/bl1 Agapornis fischeri
FAQ: is it possible that the “goldenface” budgerigar [Melopsittacus undulatus] is genetically identical with the bl1-bl2/bl1 Agapornis fischeri (*aqua* phenotypes)
FAQ: What about *pallid* Agapornis fischeri?
FAQ: What about *pallid* Agapornis fischeri? Read update of 17/01/2022 The first reports we received about the possible existence of
The start
We just started with DNA extraction to examine the blue locus in genus Agapornis.