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  1. Other namesChabo · Shojo Chabo · Katsura Chabo
    Country of originJapan
    DistributionSouth Asia
    Usefancy
    History

    The origin of the Chabo is unknown. Mitochondrial DNA evidence suggests that it, and all other Japanese breeds of ornamental chicken, derived through selective breeding from fighting chickens, the ancesto… See more

    Characteristics

    The Chabo has very short legs. This trait is caused by the creeper gene, Cp, which displays the standard behaviour of recessive lethal alleles: when short-legged birds are bred, 25% of the embryos are homozygous for … See more

    Further reading

    • Joseph Batty (2005). Japanese Bantams. Midhurst: Beech Publications. ISBN 9781857363661.
    • John K. Palin (1980). Understanding Japanese Bantams. Hindhead, Surrey: Saiga.… See more

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