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Wild-type individuals exhibit a pigmented yellow iris, while pearl-eye mutants (controlled by a recessive allele) show unpigmented eyes. The yellow coloration of wild-type pigeons is due to the deposition of pterins in the pigmented epithelium of the iris. Photo credits: P. M. Araújo.
