Figure 2

Characterisation of yellow and white phenotypes. (a) Feather follicles from yellow plumage types. (b) Feather follicles from white plumage types. (c–f) Haematoxylin-stained sections of newly emerged feather follicles from yellow (c, e) and white (d, f) chicken. Magnified area in (c, d) are shown in (e, f), respectively. Scale bar in (c, d) 300 μm. Scale bar in (e, f) 50 μm.