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FAQ: Crossing-overs on the sex-chromosomes

20/03/2023 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: Crossing-overs on the sex-chromosomes Question: can a crossing-over between two mutations on the sex chromosomes arise in hens and

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FAQ: Pheomelanin and eumelanin in canaries [Serinus canaria]

04/02/2023 Dirk Van den Abeele Canary - Finches, FAQ, General

FAQ: Pheomelanin and eumelanin in canaries [Serinus canaria]. Some canary enthusiasts wonder if there are several types of eumelanin or

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FAQ: Riparian Parrotlet

24/11/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: Riparian Parrotlet? We have recently discovered on a website info about Forpus Crasirostris, the strange thing is that they

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FAQ: what about fallow Pyrrhura molinae?

02/10/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General 3 comments

FAQ: what about fallow Pyrrhura molinae? There are a lot of questions about the fallow Pyrrhura molinae, but the most

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FAQ: Taxonomic classification of the genus Pyrrhura?

24/09/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: What is the contemporary taxonomic classification of the genus Pyrrhura? This is the most recent list. Please keep in

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FAQ: what alleles are known/proven of the SL ino gene?

21/04/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: what alleles are known/proven of the SL ino gene? Till now, five different alleles  of the SL ino gene

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FAQ: what about capitals in scientific names?

28/03/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: what about capitals in scientific names? The genus name is written first, followed by the species name and –

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FAQ: Neophema bourkii or Neopsephotus bourkii

16/03/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: Some taxonomist list include Bourke’s parrot in Neophema others in Neopsephotus. Is it Neophema bourkii or Neopsephotus bourkii? Bourke’s

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FAQ: How to determine the reduction percentage of the eumelanin for colour mutations?

21/01/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ 2 comments

FAQ: How to determine the reduction percentage of the eumelanin for colour mutations? We often read in the standards and

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FAQ: This one you won’t believe :)

08/01/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ One comment

Sometimes breeders can argue about the most crazy things, that’s what i learned this week 🙂 I received 14 emails

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FAQ: different expression gene after genetic introgression?

14/11/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: is it possible that a gene has a different expression after genetic introgression (transmutation)? For a start: The expression

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FAQ: What is the best way to name the combination of a crossing-over with alleles of the same gene or epistatic genes??

07/10/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: What is the best way to name the combination of a crossing-over with alleles of the same genes or

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FAQ: use of capital letters in names of color mutations

30/09/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: In the BVA-International nomenclature, the name of a mutation is never written with a capital letter (except at the

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FAQ: Is the difference between eumelanin and phaeomelanin visible on cross sections of feathers?

01/08/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: Is the difference between eumelanin and phaeomelanin visible on cross sections of feathers? Yes, that difference is clearly visible

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FAQ: Green versus wild type

21/07/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: is green the same as wild type? When we search for the meaning of wild type in a dictionary,

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FAQ: goldenface budgerigar versus bl1-bl2/bl1 Agapornis fischeri

06/07/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General 5 comments

FAQ: is it possible that the “goldenface” budgerigar [Melopsittacus undulatus] is genetically identical with the bl1-bl2/bl1 Agapornis fischeri (*aqua* phenotypes)

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