However, a new study from the University of Geneva suggests that the egg could in fact predate all animal life. A single-celled organism called Chromosphaera perkinsii appears to possess a embryonic ...

Since MD is a significant economic problem to the poultry industry, there is great interest in enhancing genetic resistance, which is controlled by multiple genes. MD is also a biomedical model ...

Genetics of Blue Feathers Two different genes create blue feathers in poultry, a diluted black gene and a lavender gene. The ...

According to genetic tests, a mix of both, says biologist Eben Gering. Breeding these feral chickens with domestic ones could add welcome genetic diversity and make farm-raised fowl hardier ...