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GENDER SPECIFIC FADING DOWN PROTEINS [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
OBS

New breed of turkey...contains a genetic mutation which suppresses the genetic effect of the white gene in the poult, but not in the adult. Newly hatched poults of GFD parentage have gender-specific colored down. Male poults have black down, female poults, brown down. This color difference facilitates rapid, accurate separation of poults by gender.

Key term(s)
  • gender-specific fading down protein
  • GFD protein
  • gender specific fading down proteins
  • gender specific fading down protein

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
OBS

Source(s) : Brevet.

Key term(s)
  • protéine responsable de la disparition de la couleur spécifique au sexe

Spanish

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