Inheritance Of Characteristics In Domestic Fowl: Original Text

By: Davenport, Charles B.

When a bird with a single comb, which may be conveniently symbolized as I, is crossed with a bird with a "V" comb such as is seen in the Polish race, and may be symbolized as oo, the product is a split or Y comb. This Y comb is a new form. As we do not expect new forms to appear in hybridization, the question arises, How is this Y comb to be interpreted? Three interpretations seem possible. According to one, the antagonistic characters (allelomorphs) are I comb and oo comb, and in the product neither is recessive, but both dominant. The result is a case of particulate inheritance-the single comb being inherited anteriorly and the oo comb posteriorly. On this interpretation the result is not at all Mendelian.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0875ZTFQX
• ISBN13: 9798636546559
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"