Pigeon Genetic Game

The rules of the game are the rules of inheritance, you learn genetics just by playing the game! The traits in Pigeonetics are all based on those found in actual pigeons. Beautiful graphics and music, along with the gentle coos of endearing pigeons, guide you through 26 puzzles of increasing difficulty. Pigeon genetics and rare colored homers in South Africa. This site mainly contains information regarding pigeon genetics, notably the most common gene mutations (alleles) as well as their inheritance and interrelations (genotype and phenotype).

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  • Armando the racing pigeon is seen in a photo/graphic created by the specialist Belgian pigeon fanciers' website Pigeon Paradise (pipa.be). Armando was sold to a bidder in China for a record.
  • We know that pigeons exhibit a checkered or bar (wild-type) pattern as part of the pattern series, and the loci responsible for pattern is located in an autosomal chromosome. Therefore, each gender of pigeons carries two alleles for the pattern gene.
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2. Mutations‎ > ‎

2.4 The Spread Factor

The next mutation we will discuss is the spread factor. This factor causes the color of the tail bar to be extended throughout the whole bird, for instance a blue spread bird is often called black, because the black of the tail bar has been extended to cover the whole bird.
It is no longer possible to see the pattern of birds that are spread, but it is of utmost importance to remember that these birds still carry 2 genes for pattern, just like all others. This is called epistasis, the spread factor makes it impossible for us to see the expression of the pattern series alleles.
Blue Spread Racing Homer (My own, though I don't own him any longer)

Spread factor is a dominant mutation symbolized S (non spread (or wild-type) birds are s+). This means that any bird need only receive a single copy of the spread gene from one parent to display the spread phenotype.
In breeders terminology spread birds are often called selfs: black self and brown. Also, spread ash-red birds are sometimes referred to as lavender by breeders of certain breeds. (The name lavender can have different meanings for different breeds.)
The homer photo above, shows that black isn't really black. Spread blue birds are more charcoal colored. It is possible though through selective breeding and using darkening factors to breed birds that are a shiny starling black. Darkening factors will be described in greater detail later.
Black Ancient Tumbler - plain head (photo by Jim Gifford)
Note: Although spread factor usually masks pattern, in some cases the epistasis of the spread factor is incomplete. This means, that although we shouldn't be able to see through the black (as it were) some very poor blacks are not dark enough to completely hide the pattern. For instance some spread birds are a dark charcoal color, with darker bars. This is especially true in ash-red birds. Ash-read spreads sometimes can show a lot of pattern through the spread.