The Inheritance of Leg-Feathering in the Chicken

Authors

W. V. Lambert, Iowa State CollegeFollow
C. W. Knox, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The inheritance of leg-feathering in crosses of the Black Langshan (feathered) with the White Plymouth Rock and Buff Orpington breeds (non-feathered) has been found to be dependent upon two dominant duplicate factors (S₁ and S₂). This relationship has been verified from data secured from F₂ and backcross generations. Of five F₁ males used in these studies three proved to be heterozygous for both factors S₁ and S₂ and two for but one of these factors, while six F₁ females proved to be heterozygous for both factors and ten for but one factor. These data indicate, therefore, that the Black Langshan is often heterozygous for at least one pair of these factors.

Publication Date

1929

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

383

Last Page

384

Copyright

©1929 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Lambert, W. V. and Knox, C. W. (1929) "The Inheritance of Leg-Feathering in the Chicken," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 36(1), 383-384.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol36/iss1/122