Chicken Genetics 1 - Basic chicken genetic terminology - an introduction

[@lydiafink3020]

Thank you!! God's creation is amazing!

[@matts7975]

Damn, that's the clearest stuff I've ever heard and seen. Please, carry on.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. Yes I must do some more.

[@opryhill6552]

This is the best explanation I have listened to. Thank you so much!

[@chickensinmygarden]

I'm glad you found it useful 🙂

[@NicVandEmZ]

@@chickensinmygarden what is the genome code for a full chicken in letters

[@chickensinmygarden]

The whole genome is about a third of the size of a human genome.

[@fishmut]

Awesome explanation , thank you 🙏

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for saying so. I hope you also enjoy some of my other genetics videos.

[@vickyannpaintingwithoils]

God programmed everything he created for success. He also gave us free will so we can mess it up if we choose. Not a great idea. :) I love this video. My Silver Laced Wyandotte Hen and Ayam Cemani Rooster made the most beautiful pullets and roos!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. If you're interested in genetics do watch the others in this series 🙂

[@vickyannpaintingwithoils]

Absolutely!

[@LiByA.77]

nice , thanks

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

I'm so confused. Is human genetics different from chicken genetics? I ask because I remember Big B, little B somewhat but for instance, I have a friend who her and her husband have brown eyes. Their kid came out with blue eyes. I thought because brown is the dominant color and both parents had it, their child would end up with brown eyes. Does their daughter having blue eyes mean both parents have a recessive gene? If so, how do we know what genes a chicken has when planning on breeding? Biology is absolutely incredible! I'm soooo rusty as you can tell by my questions but I appreciate any and all advice you can offer. I'm watching your Chicken Genetics series right now so please forgive any spam questions I may pop out with as I go along.

[@chickensinmygarden]

You're right - if two brown-eyed human parents have a blue-eyed child then (in general) both parents must have carried one recessive blue-eye gene and they look brown-eyed because brown is dominant over blue. (Actually human eye colour is due to more than one gene but that's the simple version. )🙂

[@chickensinmygarden]

But - how do we know what genes a chicken has? We rely on the honesty of the breeder of heritage hens. They should know what has been expressed in the parents and offspring of many generations of controlled breeding. With crossbreeds and hybrids, you have no idea.

[@quickreviewchannel6931]

She might have had an affair

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

My eyes are hazel (blue/brown) as most of my line is Swedish/Norwegian: lots of blue eyed relatives. My guess is the parents background is similar. Usually with brown eyes you'd see hazel express itself, not blue.

[@BodyLanguageBoss]

For the chick in your example, who is carrying Rr genes for the comb, what gene will she pass on to her offspring? Or, does it vary each time?

[@Charlie-de7xu]

I love this new series! Does anyone know what happens when you cross two different dominant genes?

[@chickensinmygarden]

+Du ke By definition, dominant means the gene will be expressed even if there is only one copy of it. If you have two different genes for the same thing (in genetic terms that is two different alternate alleles at the same locus) and they are both expressed then they are referred to as codominant. I'll cover codominant genes soon.

[@Charlie-de7xu]

Chickens in my garden-Thanks!

[@teresa-greeneyes3886]

Baby chicks hatch but one is acting a little less active. Two days old. I am using the tractor supply chick mix for their water. What do you put in your chicks water?

[@chickensinmygarden]

Teresa's K I don't put anything in the water except fresh clean rainwater (which is all we drink too because we live in the country and collect rainwater for all our household use).

[@JCWSTAGE2]

Are you a biologist?

[@chickensinmygarden]

I am a medical laboratory scientist. My specialty is transfusion so I need to know about immunity and genetics - but in people of course, not chickens.