Endothelin receptor B2 (EDNRB2) is responsible for the tyrosinase-independent recessive white (mo(w) ) and mottled (mo) plumage phenotypes in the chicken.

A mutation that confers white plumage with black eyes was identified in the Minohiki breed of Japanese native chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). The white plumage, with a few partially pigmented feathers, was not associated with the tyrosinase gene, and displayed an autosomal recessive mode of inhe...

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Main Authors: Keiji Kinoshita, Toyoko Akiyama, Makoto Mizutani, Ai Shinomiya, Akira Ishikawa, Hassan Hassan Younis, Masaoki Tsudzuki, Takao Namikawa, Yoichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24466053/pdf/?tool=EBI