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What determines the color of a pigeon's feathers?
What determines the color of a pigeon's feathers?
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What is the role of carotenoid pigments in pigeon feathers?
What is the role of carotenoid pigments in pigeon feathers?
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How do mutations in certain genes affect pigeon feather color?
How do mutations in certain genes affect pigeon feather color?
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Where is the major color locus located?
Where is the major color locus located?
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Which color is considered 'wild type' for pigeons?
Which color is considered 'wild type' for pigeons?
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What determines whether a bird is male or female?
What determines whether a bird is male or female?
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How many alleles does the color gene have?
How many alleles does the color gene have?
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How many copies of the color gene do male pigeons have?
How many copies of the color gene do male pigeons have?
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What determines the feather color in male pigeons?
What determines the feather color in male pigeons?
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What pattern of inheritance do sex-linked genes follow?
What pattern of inheritance do sex-linked genes follow?
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What distinguishes the differences between blue, brown, and ash-red colors in birds?
What distinguishes the differences between blue, brown, and ash-red colors in birds?
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What is unique about ash-red birds' tail bars compared to blue and brown birds?
What is unique about ash-red birds' tail bars compared to blue and brown birds?
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How many sex chromosomes do female pigeons have?
How many sex chromosomes do female pigeons have?
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Which chromosome does not have a copy of the color gene?
Which chromosome does not have a copy of the color gene?
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Which molecule gives feathers their colors?
Which molecule gives feathers their colors?
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How do males inherit color alleles from their parents?
How do males inherit color alleles from their parents?
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Where do females inherit their color allele from?
Where do females inherit their color allele from?
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What is the gene responsible for the major color locus in pigeons?
What is the gene responsible for the major color locus in pigeons?
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'Ash-red' allele is dominant and affects feather color by:
'Ash-red' allele is dominant and affects feather color by:
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'Blue' pigeons make mostly which type of melanin?
'Blue' pigeons make mostly which type of melanin?
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What happens if a bird has one 'brown' allele and one 'blue' allele?
What happens if a bird has one 'brown' allele and one 'blue' allele?
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How does the 'ash-red' allele affect feather color production?
How does the 'ash-red' allele affect feather color production?
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What is the function of TYRP1 protein in birds?
What is the function of TYRP1 protein in birds?
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