A booklet of

LOVEBIRDS
This book is
Birds Muta
focusing of
ations !!!
Lovebirds are native to the forests
and savannas of Sub-Saharan
Africa and Madagascar. Fossils of
ancient lovebird species have
been unearthed in South Africa.

The nine species classified as love-

birds come all from the genus
Agapornis.
Agapornis Canus
Agapornis Taranta
Agapornis Pullarius
Agapornis Roseicollis
Agapornis Personatus
Agapornis Fischeri
Agapornis Swinderniaus
Agapornis Lilianae
Agapornis Nigrigenis
 Lovebirds color Mutaion
Mutation color

blue Autosomal Recessive

turquoise Autosomal Recessive
aqua Autosomal Recessive
Dark factor Autosomal Incomplete Dominant
NSL ino Autosomal Recessive
Dark eyed clear Autosomal Recessive
Pastel Autosomal Recessive
Broze fallow Autosomal Recessive
Dilute Autosomal Recessive
Dominand edged Autosomal Incomplete Dominant
Marbled Autosomal Recessive
Pale fallow Autosomal Recessive
Dun fallow Autosomal Recessive
Faded Autosomal Recessive
Orange face Autosomal Recessive
Pale headed Autosomal Incomplete Dominant
Dominant pied Autosomal Dominant
Recessive pied Autosomal Recessive
Mottle Autosomal Multifactorial
Violet Autosomal Incomplete Dominant
Slaty Autosomal Dominant
Misty Autosomal Incomplete Dominant
Euwing Autosomal Incomplete Dominant
Crested Autosomal Multifactorial
Recessive grey Autosomal Recessive
Cinnamon Sex-linked Recessive
Opaline Sex-linked Recessive
Into Sex-linked Recessive
Pallid Sex-linked Recessive
Pale Sex-linked Recessive
Autosomal Recessive
In autosomal recessive, both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. The
parents of an individual carry one copy of mutated gene.

Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Dominant inheritance means an abnormal gene from one parent that
can cause the offspring colours.

Autosomal Incomplete Dominant

The incomplete dominance are the gene from both parents together that perma-
nently blended in their offspring.

Sex-linked recessive
Sex-linked diseases are passed down through families through one of the X or Y
chromosomes. X and Y are sex chromosomes. Sex-linked recessive most often occur
in males because makes have only one X chromosome.
 For examples

Blue

D green/blue type 1 x blue

7% probability of green/blue
43% probability of D green/blue type 1
43% probability of blue
7% probability of D blue

D green/blue type 1 x D green/ blue

type 1
0,5% probability of green
6% probability of green/blue
18.5 probability of blue
6% probability of D green
37% probability of D green/blue type1
1% probability of D green/blue type 2
6% probability of D blue
18.5% probability of DD green
End of the story