COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Texas A&M Researchers Uncover Multiple Genetic Paths To Mottled Feathers In Chickens

Oct. 5, 2026

The discovery shows how selective breeding preserved multiple genetic paths to the same feather pattern while highlighting a related human gene associated with Hirschsprung disease.