Birds of a white feather : a congenital hypopigmentary disorder in the chick

Dominant white, a mutation of the I gene, leads to amelanosis and is common to many commercial breeds of fowl, including Pile Games, White Plymouth Rocks and White Leghorns. Despite much investigation on the cellular mechanisms of Dominant white, its mode of action is still poorly understood. The ai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koubovec, Dominique Johanna
Other Authors: Kidson, Susan
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26786