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minimal tobiano bred to maximal expressed tobiano = ????

Anyone know any sites regarding genetics on determining odds of producing a minimally or maximally expressed tobiano foal if parents are one of each. Both parents are heterozygous.

Jenks Wed, 04/21/2010 - 07:46

[quote="jmac460"]Anyone know any sites regarding genetics on determining odds of producing a minimally or maximally expressed tobiano foal if parents are one of each. Both parents are heterozygous.[/quote]

Well, with hetero parents, your odds of getting a Tobi carrying foal are 75%. 25% of which would be Homozygous Tobi and a 50% change of hetero Tobi. However, as stated above, the degree of expression is unknown as identical twins can vary widely in expression despite the exact same genes and physical environment in the womb. I have only seen one homozygous tobi that showed not even a hint of phenotypical expression though.

Songcatcher Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:09

[quote="Jenks"] I have only seen one homozygous tobi that showed not even a hint of phenotypical expression though.[/quote]
Do you consider this mare to show phenotypical expression of Tobi? I realize it is not the best picture for judging pattern, but I can assure you that the only white she has is what you can see in the photo.

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Songcatcher Mon, 04/26/2010 - 21:44

Ok folks. Here are some more photos as well as the owners description. My bad. As per the owner's discription, there is a wee bit more white than shows in the original photo I posted the link to.

[quote]Well darn! I really don't have much that shows her markings any better.
Here is what I have. Besides the socks with ermine spots that you can see,
her left hind has a white coronet and heel on the inside. If you look real
close you can see a bit of it in the one picture. Her right front has no white at all. [/quote]

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