MENDEL1SM IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



477 



The great variety of diverse characters in fowls, particularly in color 

 and pattern of plumage, has made them unusually excellent subjects 

 for Mendelian investigations. Although extensive observations have 

 been made upon a large number of hybrids, however, the exact factor 

 relations are not well understood for many characters. In the list in 

 Table LXII some data are presented with respect to dominance of certain 

 contrasted characters; but these contrasts should not be taken to in- 



TABLB LXII. RESULTS OF CERTAIN CONTRASTS IN THE DOMESTIC FOWL 



Disputed by Punnett. 



