The present invention relates to a method of rapidly determining the gender of fowl. The present invention further relates to a new breed of turkey wherein the down is colored in a gender specific manner and wherein the color fades to white by the time the turkey reaches adulthood. The invention also provides isolated DNA encoding Gender-specific Fading Down proteins.
申请公布号
WO9719588(A1)
申请公布日期
1997.06.05
申请号
WO1996US18713
申请日期
1996.11.25
申请人
MERCK & CO., INC.;LERNER, STEVEN;ARNOLD, V., HUGH, C.;HARVEY, D., S., CAROL;FRANCIS, JOHN, C.
发明人
LERNER, STEVEN;ARNOLD, V., HUGH, C.;HARVEY, D., S., CAROL;FRANCIS, JOHN, C.
