Ismael Galván of National Museum of Natural Sciences (Spain) uncovers to exciting role of porphyrin colouration and what it might mean in an ecological setting.
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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 and 3 calls asking what
New proposed taxonomy for Estrildidae and Chloebia gouldiae
The last decades taxonomist classified the Gouldian finch (aka the Lady Gouldian finch, Gould’s finch or the rainbow finch) in the genus Erythrura. New research
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 of the gene will depend
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 birds, documented in unfertilized eggs
Fallow mysteries – update
In 2018 we received information from a South African Agapornis breeder that the dun fallow Agapornis fischeri / Agapornis personatus could possibly be an allele
Fallow mysteries
Fallow mysteries By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice Group Published BVA-International magazine February 2017 That the fallow mutations present in
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 epistatic genes? During the last
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 start of a sentence.) That
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 provided the cross-sections are made
Green versus wild type
When we search for the meaning of wild type in a dictionary, it usually says: “The wild type (WT) is the phenotype of the typical
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 mutations in birds (Aves). We