The lethal nature of "wiry" mutation in the domestic fowl.
A study of the effect of normal environmental conditions on newly hatched chicks with the feather mutant described as "wiry" (Fiser et al., 1973) was carried out. The results indicated that the abnormality should be classified as a potential facultative lethal expressed after hatching.
D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002645:Chickens; D005241:Feathers; D005804:Genes, Lethal; D006579:Heterozygote; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype