Researchers have examined three genes that control multiple color phenotypes, or appearances, in pigeons. The UT Arlington team found two independent deletions of regulatory sequences near the Sox10 ...

University of Utah researchers decoded the genetic blueprint of the rock pigeon, unlocking secrets about pigeons' Middle East origins, feral pigeons' kinship with escaped racing birds, and how ...

Scientists at the University of Utah identified mutations in three key genes that determine feather color in domestic rock pigeons. The same genes control pigmentation of human skin. "Mutations in ...

You wouldn't think of the pigeons -- properly known as rock pigeons -- that surround us on city streets as subjects of scientific inquiry. That also goes for the flocks of wild parrots and parakeets ...