Red Factor
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Re: Red Factor
The color calculator is kinda nuts. Unless you give it the EXACT genetics, it will give you numbers that are probably not possible. It takes into account that you don't know the mare's genetics and it averages the possibilities given that. It's assuming there is a possibility one or both parents could be homozygous for agouti, but we know they are not.
What are you feeding into it? I'm not even sure how it got the numbers it got even taking the unknowns into account.
Re: Red Factor
Obviously I'm putting in that both dam and sire are bay. For the sire, I put in that he was a red carrier. I didn't think about this before, but would he be heterozygous for agouti? I'm clueless about genetics. :oops: I hadn't put that in before.
For the dam, I did both of the red factor and agouti as unknown, though she would be heterozygous for agouti as well, right?
Re: Red Factor
Yes, it does mean he is a red carrier. What color was the dam and what has she produced?