Mapping of panda plumage color locus on the microsatellite linkage map of the Japanese quail

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Panda (<it>s</it>) is an autosomal recessive mutation, which displays overall white plumage color with spots of wild-type plumage in the Japanese quail (<it>Coturnix japonica</it>). In a previous study, the &l...

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Main Authors: Mizutani Makoto, Kayang Boniface, Kobayashi Naoki, Inoue-Murayama Miho, Miwa Mitsuru, Takahashi Hideaki, Ito Shin'ichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/7/2