Early and late feathering in turkey and chicken: same gene but different mutations.
Martijn F L DerksJuan M Herrero-MedranoRichard P M A CrooijmansAddie VereijkenJulie A LongHendrik-Jan MegensMartien A M GroenenPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2018)
We present the causal mutation for feathering rate in turkey that causes a partial C-terminal loss of the prolactin receptor, and this truncated PRLR protein is strikingly similar to the protein encoded by the slow feathering K allele in chicken.