Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl


 * Introduction
 * Chapter I. The Split or Y Comb
 * A. Interpretation of the Y Comb
 * B. Variability of the Y Comb and Inheritance of the Variations
 * Chapter II. Polydactylism
 * A. Types of Polydactylism
 * B. Results of Hybridization
 * Chapter III. Syndactylism
 * A. Statement of Problem
 * B. Results of Hybridization
 * Chapter IV. Rumplessness
 * Chapter V. Winglessness
 * Chapter VI. Booting
 * A. Types of Booting
 * B. Normal Variability
 * C. Results of Hybridization
 * Chapter VII. Nostril-form
 * Chapter VIII. Crest
 * Chapter IX. Comp-lop
 * Chapter X. Plumage Color
 * A. The Gametic Composition of the Various Races 71
 * White
 * Black
 * Buff
 * B. Evidence
 * Silkie × Minorca (or Spanish)
 * Silkie × White Leghorn
 * Silkie × Buff Cochin
 * White Leghorn × Black Minorca
 * White Leghorn × Buff Cochin
 * Black Cochin × Buff Cochin
 * Chapter XI. Inheritance of Blue Color, Spangling, and Barring
 * A. Blue Color
 * B. Spangling
 * C. Barring
 * White Cochin × Tosa
 * White Leghorn Bantam × Dark Brahma
 * White Leghorn Bantam × Black Cochin
 * Chapter XII. General Discussion
 * A. Relation of Heredity and Ontogeny
 * B. Dominance and Recessiveness
 * C. Potency
 * D. Reversion and the Factor Hypothesis
 * E. The Limits of Selection
 * Increasing the Red in the Dark Brahma X Minorca Cross
 * Production of a Buff Race by Selection
 * F. Non-inheritable Characters
 * G. The Role of Hybridization in Evolution