Revised 12th of April 2007
Revised List of Mutant Genes of the Budgerigar
(sixth Revision)
| Mutation |
Mode of inheritance |
Wild-type |
Mutant |
| anthracite |
recessive |
ath + |
ath |
| (Australian) recessive grey |
recessive |
ag + |
ag |
| non sex linked ino* |
recessive |
a + |
a |
| (German) bronze fallow* |
recessive allele from a |
a + |
a bz |
| brownwing (sepia) |
recessive |
bw + |
bw |
| blackface |
recessive |
bf + |
bf |
| bluefactor 1 |
recessive |
bl + |
bl1 |
| bluefactor 2 |
recessive |
bl + |
bl2 |
| turquoise |
recessive allele from bl |
bl + |
bl tq |
| aqua (goldenface) |
recessive allele from bl |
bl + |
bl aq |
| clearbody |
dominant |
Cl + |
Cl |
| crest |
dominant |
Cr + |
Cr |
| darkfactor |
incomplete dominant |
D + |
D |
| darkwing |
incomplete dominant |
Dwi + |
Dwi |
| dilute1 |
recessive |
dil + |
dil |
| clearwing2 |
recessive allele from dil |
dil + |
dil cw |
| (Australian) clearwing3 |
recessive allele from dil |
dil + |
dil ac |
| greywing4 |
recessive allele from dil |
dil + |
dil gw |
| faded |
recessive |
fd + |
fd |
| (Australian) grey |
dominant |
G + |
G |
| (English) recessive grey |
recessive |
g + |
g |
| mottle |
polygenic |
mo + |
mo |
| (Australian) Pied |
incomplete dominant |
Pb + |
Pb |
| (Scottish) plum eyed fallow |
recessive |
pl + |
pl |
| (Dutch) pied |
incomplete dominant |
Pi + |
Pi |
| polydactyly |
polygenic |
po + |
po |
| (English) pale fallow |
recessive |
pf + |
pf |
| (Danish) recessive pied |
recessive |
s + |
s |
| saddleback |
recessive |
sa + |
sa |
| spangle |
incomplete dominant |
Sp + |
Sp |
| violet |
incomplete dominant |
V + |
V |
| cinnamon (sex-linked) |
recessive |
cin + |
cin |
| slate (sex-linked) |
recessive |
sl + |
sl |
| opaline (sex-linked) |
recessive |
op + |
op |
| ino (sex-linked)** |
recessive |
ino + |
ino |
| pearly (sex-linked)** |
recessive |
ino + |
ino py |
| pallid (sex-linked)** |
recessive |
ino + |
ino pd |
* Possibly multiple allele series
1, 2, 3 and 4 are Multiple allele series
** Multiple allele series