New study reveals how striped feathers in some chicken breeds are associated with a tumor suppressor gene linked to melanoma in people.

April 10, 2017

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Chicken feather patterns linked to gene mutation
This is Coucou de Rennes, a French breed with the characteristic sex-linked barring phenotype.Credit: Hervé Ronné, Ecomusée du pays de Rennes.

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