Revised 12th of December 2011
Revised List of Mutant Genes of the Budgerigar
(sixth Revision)
Mutation |
Mode of inheritance |
Wild-type |
Mutant |
anthracite |
incomplete dominant |
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