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Recessive Black

Plumage

Part Affected

Autosomal, Recessive

Inheritance

20

Chromosome

Y

Locus

ASIP

Scientific Gene

Quick Look:

Description:

Recessive Black is a unique mutation in coturnix quail. Though it looks like Tibetan or Rosetta, the mutation is actually closer related to fawn. It is on the ASIP gene, and is recessive to Lethal Yellow, Fawn-2, and Wildtype (3). Recessive Black is not currently believed to be in public hands, though it has been tested in European and Asiatic labs as late as 2008 (1)(3).


It causes the bird to have a dark brown, almost plumage, with white coming through at the throat and breast. Pink and yellow feet separate it out from the typical EB look (1)(2). Chicks will be a dark brown with two black stripes through the back. (2)


It is not currently believed to be in public hands at this time, though it has been tested in several labs in Asia and Europe as late as 2008.


Breeding with Recessive Black:

Recessive Black x Recessive Black = 100% Recessive Black

Recessive Black x Wildtype = 100% RB Split (Appears wildtype)

Recessive Black x RB Split = 50% Recessive Black, 50% RB Split

RB Split x RB Split = 25% Recessive Black, 50% RB Split, 25% Wildtype

RB Split x Wildtype = 50% RB Split, 50% Wildtype

Recessive Black x Manchurian = 100% Italian + RB Split

Recessive Black x Italian RB Split = 50% Recessive Black, 50% Italian RB Split

Italian RB Split x Italian RB Split = 25% Recessive Black, 50% RB Italian Split, 25% Manchurian


References & Further Reading

  1. Hiragaki, Takahiro, et al. "Recessive black is allelic to the yellow plumage locus in Japanese quail and associated with a frameshift deletion in the ASIP gene." Genetics 178.2 (2008): 771-775.

  2. Fujiwara, Akira, et al. "“Recessive black”: a plumage color mutant in Japanese quail." The Journal of Poultry Science 42.1 (2005): 64-69.

  3. Tsudzuki, Masaoki. "Mutations of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) and recent advances of molecular genetics for this species." The journal of poultry science 45.3 (2008): 159-179.

  4. Miwa, M., M. Inoue-Murayama, B. B. Kayang, A. Vignal, F. Minvielle et al.,

    2005, Mapping of plumage color and blood protein loci on the microsatellite linkage map of the Japanese quail.

    Anim. Genet.36:396–400.

  5. Wang, X. G., et al. "Genome-wide association analysis of eggshell color of an F2 generation population reveals candidate genes in chickens." animal 18.6 (2024): 101167.

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