ABCA1
Cholesterol metabolism
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
N
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Attie AD; Hamon Y; Brooks-Wilson AR ; et al. (2002)
Identification and functional analysis of a naturally occurring E89K mutation in the ABCA1 gene of t[...]
CDKN2A
Coloration
4 Mutations:
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Schwochow Thalmann D; Ring H; Sundström E ; et al. (2017)
The evolution of Sex-linked barring alleles in chickens involves both regulatory and coding changes [...]
1 Additional References
CYP19A1
Coloration
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Li J; Davis BW; Jern P ; et al. (2019)
Characterization of the endogenous retrovirus insertion in CYP19A1 associated with henny feathering [...]
Endothelin receptor B2
Coloration
2 Mutations:
Coding,
SNP
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Kinoshita K; Akiyama T; Mizutani M ; et al. (2014)
Endothelin receptor B2 (EDNRB2) is responsible for the tyrosinase-independent recessive white (mo(w)[...]
MC1R
Coloration
6 Mutations:
Coding,
SNP
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species)
Domesticated
Mixed
3 References
PMEL17
Coloration
3 Mutations:
Coding,
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Mixed
Kerje S; Sharma P; Gunnarsson U ; et al. (2004)
The Dominant white, Dun and Smoky color variants in chicken are associated with insertion/deletion p[...]
SLC45A2=MATP
Coloration
3 Mutations:
Coding,
N
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Mixed
Gunnarsson U; Hellström AR; Tixier-Boichard M ; et al. (2007)
Mutations in SLC45A2 cause plumage color variation in chicken and Japanese quail.
SOX10
Coloration
Cis-regulatory,
Deletion
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Gunnarsson U; Kerje S; Bed'hom B ; et al. (2011)
The Dark brown plumage color in chickens is caused by an 8.3-kb deletion upstream of SOX10.
1 Additional References
tyrosinase (TYR)
Coloration
2 Mutations:
Coding,
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
2 References
tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1)
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species)
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Li J; Bed'hom B; Marthey S ; et al. (2019)
A missense mutation in TYRP1 causes the chocolate plumage color in chicken and alters melanosome str[...]
FGF20
Organ loss
Coding,
SNP
N
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Association Mapping
Wells KL; Hadad Y; Ben-Avraham D ; et al. (2012)
Genome-wide SNP scan of pooled DNA reveals nonsense mutation in FGF20 in the scaleless line of feath[...]
GDF7
Feathers
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Mou C; Pitel F; Gourichon D ; et al. (2011)
Cryptic patterning of avian skin confers a developmental facility for loss of neck feathering.
HOXC8 - uncertain
Feathers
Cis-regulatory,
Unknown
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species)
Domesticated
Association Mapping
Wang Y; Gao Y; Imsland F ; et al. (2012)
The crest phenotype in chicken is associated with ectopic expression of HOXC8 in cranial skin.
KRT6A
Feathers
Coding,
Deletion
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Ng CS; Wu P; Foley J ; et al. (2012)
The chicken frizzle feather is due to an α-keratin (KRT75) mutation that causes a defective rachis.
KRT75L4
Feathers
Coding,
Deletion
Gallus gallus
chicken - (species) D
Domesticated
Association Mapping
Guo X; Li YQ; Wang MS ; et al. (2018)
A parallel mechanism underlying frizzle in domestic chickens.