title: Inheritance of wing feather development rate in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).
abstract: 1. A study of primary wing feather development rate in guinea fowl revealed genetic control through a single pair of sex-linked alleles. The allele for slow feathering (K) was dominant over that for rapid feathering (k+). 2. Wing feather sexing showed 94% accuracy in 10-d-old keets. 3. Incidence of rapid feathering allele (k+) was higher in the population selected for high body weight compared to the unselected population.
authors.affiliation: Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005241:Feathers / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D008297:Male; D011200:Poultry / Q000235:genetics*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000254:growth & development*