Sentence examples for colour mutation from inspiring English sources
It is assumed that the colour pattern of RP is derived from crossbreeding with Narragansett and perhaps another variety, as Nset colour mutation is a component of the final RP colour (Smith et al., 2005).
Colour mutations can only proliferate in populations if they are seen as desirable and are sexually selected for.
The changes that time brings to works of art, the cracks and colour mutations and even grime, are part of its life.
Mistakenly called lovebird, this 19-cm (7.5-inch) parakeet has hundreds of colour mutations from the green and yellow basic stock; but cheek spots and close barring on the upper parts usually persist.
Colour mutations include albinos and erythrists.
Occasionally, colour mutations, including albinos and erythrists, occur.
Recently, causal mutations for quail plumage colours yellow[ 1], recessive black[ 2], and roux[ 3] have been characterized and found to be homologous to known coat colour mutations in mice.
Increasing our knowledge of colour mutations common to mammals and birds should make it possible to compare more systematically colour genes and their associated phenotypic effects in these two animal classes.
(1995) to identify the first reported molecular basis of coat colour mutations in any non-laboratory animal (dominant black and recessive red in cattle; OMIA 001199-9913) and by Johansson Moller et al.
This combination is likely for some coat colour mutations – if a breed is defined to be red, then selection for a red mutation will be very strong while natural selection against the mutation may be weak, particularly if natural selection was related to environmental factors that have been reduced through the process of domestication (i.e. camouflaged from predators).
A homozygous lav/lav quail line was developed in the 1980s from a single individual with lavender plumage given by a fancy breeder and that was crossed initially to a "wild-type" experimental line showing no visible plumage colour mutations in segregation.
