Genome Shows Mutant Gene Gives Pigeons Fancy Hairdos
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
University of Utah researchers decoded the genetic blueprint of the rock pigeon, unlocking secrets about pigeons' Middle East origins, feral pigeons' kinship with escaped racing birds, and how mutations give pigeons traits like a fancy feather hairdo known as a head crest.