Scientists identify mutation that causes muffs and beards to grow on chickens
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 13:10
in Biology & Nature
The growth of long facial feathers, creating the appearance of muffs and beards on chickens, is caused by a chromosomal rearrangement affecting a gene involved in feather development, report Xiaoxiang Hu of the China Agricultural University in Beijing and colleagues, in a new study published on June 2 in PLOS Genetics.