Uncrested vs. Crested Doves (IMAGE)

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution)

Uncrested vs. Crested Doves

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Uncrested (left) and crested (right) ringneck doves. A new study shows that head crests of reversed feathers in ringneck doves are associated with a mutation in the EphB2 gene. The same gene -- but a different mutation -- is associated with crest formation in the domestic rock pigeon.

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Photo credit: Klaudia Kis

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