Image of the Day: Fancy Feet

The growth (or absence) of foot feathers—“muffs”—in these pigeons is regulated by the relative expression of hindlimb and wing development genes.

The Scientist Staff

Mar 17, 2016 | 1 min read

(See E.T. Domyan et al., “Molecular shifts in limb identity underlie development of feathered feet in two domestic avian species,” eLife, 2016.)

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