Dark eye

Dark eye

Dark eye is found in Arabian Trumpeter Pigeons.
Locus	da locus
Genetic symbol	da
Common name	Dark eye
Inheritance	Autosomal recessive
Mutation type	Eye colour
Commonly found in breeds such as:	Arabian Trumpeters

Dark eye is an allele at the da locus. This mutation is recessive to wild type.

Description

This mutation, usually found in Arabian Trumpeter pigeons causes dark eyes on an otherwise normally coloured pigeon. This is different to the bull eyes found in recessive white and pied birds. Dark eyes is also epistatic to the tr locus.

Inheritance

Dark eye is an autosomal recessive mutation. This means that both parents need to carry the mutant gene for it to express in the next generation. As a recessive mutation, it is possible for this mutation to be carried by a bird who does not visually express it.

See also

Eye colour - a list of pigeon eye mutations.