Spilt fawn Plumhead finch

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Gympie birds
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what would you get if you breed a spilt fawn plumhead with a normal bird as the fawn is autosomal recessive ?
Thanks for your time kind regards
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arthur
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In A-R mutations

Split to Normal --> 50% splits, which are unidentifiable and thus is not a good pairing

Such a pairing would only be recommended in a desperate situation where the split carried the only available mutant gene . .

And it would be a long hard road to get a 'coloured' bird from that situation

Until you become familiar with genetics, you should 'cut & paste' any replies to genetics questions and keep them as a reference

"Search" on this forum will prove a great starting point for this exercise . .
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arthur
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AND
Just to play 'Devil's Advocate' . .

Is your bird a guaranteed Split
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Shouldn't that be 25%?
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Alf63
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50% is correct. 25% Split Cocks, 25% Split Hens, 25% Normal Cocks & 25% Normal Hens = 100% possible split
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They are sex linked not auto recessive
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I'm pretty sure they are autosomal recessive fawn. Most sexlinked mutations are cinnamon.
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I would not know - but will do the Devils Advocate - fawn zebra finches are sex linked.
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