title: [Observation on sex-linkage inheritance of skin color in some local breeds of chicken].
abstract: The sex-linkage inheritance of skin color was observed in some local breeds of chicken. The results showed that there was a pair of melanin genes PP in autosomes in Taihe Silky Fowl, an Id gene in sex chromosome in Xianju Fowl, Xiaoshan Fowl and Beijing You Fowl, and an id gene in sex chromosome in Langshan Fowl, Gushi Fowl and Taihe Silky Fowl, respectively. The offspring produced by crossing of Taihe Silky Fowl(Male) with the fowl(Female) carrying Id gene (such as Xianju Fowl, Xiaoshan Fowl and Beijing You Fowl) can autosexingly determinate by skin color, male chicken has yellow skin, female chicken has black skin.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yang zhou 225003, China.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D008297:Male; D012730:Sex Chromosomes; D012867:Skin