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Color Genetics is the science of genetic inheritance specifically as it applies to coat color. The basics are the same for all species whether canine, feline, bovine, equine...well you get the picture. We strive to make color genetics easy to understand and fun.
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Note: The original horse color was Bay Dun and all other colors are mutations of this wild-type color.
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White horses have a special place in the human imagination.
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A couple of definitions and a brief discussion:
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In color genetics, we often want to think of genes as switches that are either off or on and separate from one another.
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White patterns in horses are known to cause bright blue eyes.
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Brindle in Horses
The brindle color pattern does not often occur in horses.
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When discussing white patterns in horses it is never long before the word Overo is enters the conversation. But what does Overo really mean?
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Classic Roan Visual Identification
Classic Roan is a white pattern that causes white hairs to be distributed throughout the coat but