Genetic Calculator can handle several species of birds, especially parrots. For the lovebird category, there are three options on the home page. You can choose between Peachfaced Agapornis, Abyssinian lovebird, and, of course, white eye ring (Fischer).
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Explanation of the menu in the Genetic Calculator
In this article, I will only focus on the genetic Calculator for the Fischer species, but it can be applied to almost all species; it's just that the mutation or the way of inheritance is different.
Symbols on Genetic Calculator
The column that I marked in orange contains information for the genetic symbol of each mutation. You can ignore it when using it if it is not for a written purpose.Mutation list in the genetic calculator menu
The information line in the column that I marked in purple contains the name of the mutation in the internationally recognized lovebirds. For this reason, sometimes, the old version does not include the latest lovebird mutation. It may not have been identified or is still being researched.Genetic CalculatCalculator mode table
in the blue column is a column of information about how to inherit, for more details I have written on the complete guide page of the lovebirds mutation. You can read a brief explanation at the bottom of the genetic calculator application.In the Visual menu, there is a column for inputting the type of
mutation, which must be phenotypically observable. For birds that genetically have a carrier gene or Split, you can
mark the dot available in the Split to the column after you put a dot in the
Visual column.
There are also DF and SF columns for incomplete dominant pairs. For the dark factor, there is a T1 menu to mark the green series and T2 to
mark the blue series (CPR and PPR mutations).
Remember to pay attention to Table 1.0, the column for male bird input and 0.1 for female birds. After all the
inputs, you ensure they are by the Lovebird program you have, then click on the generate button, which calculates
the predicted results of the crosses you want to know.
If you want to repeat from the beginning or input
incorrectly, the Reset button returns the application to the first mode
opened.
How to operate the genetic Calculator
CalculatortoCalculatorve a male with a visual color of blue sf violet that I will pair with a dilute blue female. Before pairing the two mutations, I first want to know the prediction of the acquisition of chicks through the genetic Calculator. Calculator Calculator in the genetic Calculator. Calculator Calculator blue sf violet male, you must mark the 1.0 column for the base mutation, as shown in the blue column. Then, mark the "violet" column. Note that the dot should be in the (sf) column as violet, which, in this case, is a single factor.
Enter the female column in the genetic Calculator. The calculaCalculatormale parent is dilute blue. The focus is on the "0.1" column, and then a mark is put on the basic mutation in the blue column and the combination in the dilute column.
After all the marks are correct and based on the facts of the birds in the aviary, press "generate" to find out the results of acquiring the pair of lovebirds we have marked before. Image
From various experiments and data matching between this web-based application and the facts in the aviary, it is
really appropriate. As long as you provide input correctly according to the phenotype and genotype conditions of the
lovebirds you have.
Thus, the tutorial on using a genetic calculator, hopefully, will be useful and
inspiring for hobbyists and breeders of lovebirds.