Scientists identify mutation that causes muffs and beards to grow on chickens

The growth of long facial feathers, creating the appearance of muffs and beards on chickens, is caused by a chromosomal rearrangement affecting a gene involved in feather development, report Xiaoxiang Hu of the China Agricultural University in Beijing and colleagues, in a new study published on June 2 in PLOS Genetics.

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Scientists identify mutation that causes muffs and beards to grow on chickens


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