title: Linkage relationships of the Z-linked silver, slow feathering, and pop-eye loci.
abstract: A three-point genetic linkage test was conducted to establish linear relationships of the Z-linked loci pop-eye (POP*), silver (S*), and rate of feathering (K*). Linkage values obtained in a back cross were POP* - 17.8 - S* - 2.4 - K* (n = 169). The POP* - K* distance was 19.0, supporting this linear order. The data support the previous assignment of POP* to the short arm of the Z chromosome. Based on previous reports, of the three loci studied, POP* is closest to the centromere.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA. bitgood@calshp.cals.wisc.edu
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bitgood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005241:Feathers; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*