Short beak breeds all have same mutation in ROR2 gene (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Short beak breeds all have same mutation in ROR2 gene

Caption

Representative images of individuals representing short beak (left four birds) and medium or long beak (right four birds) pigeon breeds (image credit: Thomas Hellmann). Short beak pigeons, from left to right: English Short Face Tumbler, African Owl, Oriental Frill, Budapest Tumbler. (B) Medium/long beak pigeons, from left to right: West of England, Cauchois, Scandaroon, Show King. The short-beak birds all had the same ROR2 mutation.

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Adapted from Boer and Shapiro (2021) Current Biology

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