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Budgerigar colour genetics

Index Budgerigar colour genetics

The science of budgerigar colour genetics deals with the heredity of mutations which cause colour variation in the feathers of the species known scientifically as Melopsittacus undulatus. [1]

46 relations: Albinism, Anthracite budgerigar mutation, Asymptomatic, Australian Pied budgerigar mutation, Autosome, Blue budgerigar mutation, Budgerigar, Cinnamon budgerigar mutation, Clearflight Pied budgerigar mutation, Clearwing budgerigar mutation, Dark budgerigar mutation, Dilute budgerigar mutation, Dilution gene, Dominance (genetics), Dominant Clearbody budgerigar mutation, Dominant Grey budgerigar mutation, Dormancy, English Fallow budgerigar mutation, English Grey budgerigar mutation, Gene, Genetics, German Fallow budgerigar mutation, Greywing budgerigar mutation, Heredity, Ino budgerigar mutation, Leucism, Locus (genetics), Melanin, Melanism, Mutation, Opaline budgerigar mutation, Parrot, Piebald, Pigment, Psittacofulvin, Recessive Pied budgerigar mutation, Scottish Fallow budgerigar mutation, Sex-linked Clearbody budgerigar mutation, Sexual dimorphism, Slate budgerigar mutation, Spectrum, Sunlight, Uccle, Violet budgerigar mutation, Yellowface I budgerigar mutation, Yellowface II budgerigar mutation.

Albinism

Albinism in humans is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.

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Anthracite budgerigar mutation

The Anthracite budgerigar mutation is an extremely rare mutation that occurs in the budgerigar.

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Asymptomatic

In medicine, a disease is considered asymptomatic if a patient is a carrier for a disease or infection but experiences no symptoms.

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Australian Pied budgerigar mutation

The Australian Pied budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Autosome

An autosome is a chromosome that is not an allosome (a sex chromosome).

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Blue budgerigar mutation

The Blue budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Budgerigar

The budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), also known as the common parakeet or shell parakeet and usually informally nicknamed the budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot.

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Cinnamon budgerigar mutation

The Cinnamon budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Clearflight Pied budgerigar mutation

The Clearflight Pied budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Clearwing budgerigar mutation

The Clearwing budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Dark budgerigar mutation

The Dark budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Dilute budgerigar mutation

The Dilute budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Dilution gene

Dilution gene is a popular term for any one of a number of genes that act to create a lighter coat color in living creatures.

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Dominance (genetics)

Dominance in genetics is a relationship between alleles of one gene, in which the effect on phenotype of one allele masks the contribution of a second allele at the same locus.

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Dominant Clearbody budgerigar mutation

The Dominant Clearbody budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Dominant Grey budgerigar mutation

The Dominant Grey budgerigar mutation, often called the Australian Grey or simply Grey, is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Dormancy

Dormancy is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped.

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English Fallow budgerigar mutation

The English Fallow budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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English Grey budgerigar mutation

The English Grey budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Gene

In biology, a gene is a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function.

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Genetics

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.

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German Fallow budgerigar mutation

The German Fallow budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Greywing budgerigar mutation

The Greywing budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Heredity

Heredity is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring, either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.

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Ino budgerigar mutation

The Ino budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Leucism

Leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes.

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Locus (genetics)

A locus (plural loci) in genetics is a fixed position on a chromosome, like the position of a gene or a marker (genetic marker).

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Melanin

Melanin (from μέλας melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms.

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Melanism

Melanism is a development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or its appendages and is the opposite of albinism.

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Mutation

In biology, a mutation is the permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements.

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Opaline budgerigar mutation

The Opaline budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour or appearance of budgerigars.

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Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines, are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions.

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Piebald

A piebald or pied animal is one that has a pattern of pigmented spots on an unpigmented (white) background of hair, feathers or scales.

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Pigment

A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption.

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Psittacofulvin

Psittacofulvin pigments are responsible for the bright-red, orange, and yellow colours of parrots.

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Recessive Pied budgerigar mutation

The Recessive Pied budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Scottish Fallow budgerigar mutation

The Scottish Fallow budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Sex-linked Clearbody budgerigar mutation

The Sex-linked (SL) Clearbody budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.

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Slate budgerigar mutation

The Slate budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Spectrum

A spectrum (plural spectra or spectrums) is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without steps, across a continuum.

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Sunlight

Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.

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Uccle

Uccle or Ukkel is one of the 19 municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.

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Violet budgerigar mutation

The violet budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Yellowface I budgerigar mutation

The Yellowface I budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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Yellowface II budgerigar mutation

The Yellowface II budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgerigar_colour_genetics

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