When we talk dominant or recessive with regard to the wheaten allele, it is in relationship to wild type (e) at the e-locus. A good example of wild type would be B.B.Red as in the Red Jungle Fowl and as expressed/modified in other B.B.Red colored chickens. I believe there is only one wheaten, and its\' dominance or recessiveness when crossed with e depends on one or more modifiers, such as Ml (melanotic). Ml would put more melanin (black pigment) in the female feathers. Thus we have the problem of getting enough black (or blue) in those female flight feathers without darkening the bird too much otherwise. I believe we need ML, but then need another modifier, perhaps Di (dilute) to keep the body feathers that nice light creamy color. These are only untested ideas, but they make sense to me. Any other thoughts or ideas? What about the presense or absense of Co (columbian restrictor) ? Like most other disciplines, the more we learn, the more we realize we still don\'t know.
