Pigeon Genetics and Color Patterns

The video provides a basic explanation of pigeon genetics, focusing on base colors and patterns. It introduces the three base colors: blue, ash red, and brown, and explains different wing patterns like blue check and blue bar. The video also discusses modifying genes such as balut, dilute, and spread, which affect the pigeon's coloration. Additionally, it covers the piebald gene, which creates white patches on pigeons. The tutorial features examples from the presenter's own birds and concludes with an invitation to explore more resources.

What are the three base colors a pigeon can have?

• Blue, Green, Yellow

• Black, White, Gray

• Blue, Ash Red, Brown

• Red, Yellow, Green

What pattern does Indigo, the pigeon, have?

• Blue Bar

• Blue Check

• Barley

• Solid Gray

Which pattern is considered the rarest among pigeons?

• Solid

• Bar

• Check

• Barley

What does the dilute gene do to a pigeon's color?

• Removes all color

• Intensifies the color

• Dilutes the color

• Adds a new color

What is the effect of the spread gene on an ash red pigeon?

• Makes it solid gray

• Removes all patterns

• Turns it blue

• Adds stripes

What happens when the spread gene is added to a blue base pigeon?

• It becomes yellow

• It becomes red

• It becomes black

• It becomes white

What is the result of combining the spread gene and the dilute gene on a blue pigeon?

• Solid black

• Solid red

• Solid gray

• Solid white

What does the pied or piebald gene do to a pigeon's appearance?

• Adds stripes

• Removes all color

• Creates large white patches

• Adds a new color

What is the base color of Ferdinand, the pied Indian fan tail pigeon?

• Pure white

• Solid gray

• Solid black

• Base color peeking through

Without the pie gene, what would a pied pigeon look like?

• Its base color

• Completely black

• Completely gray

• Completely white