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They can only be a carrier. Flaxen does not change black, just as silver does not change red. It can be hidden on a black horse and passed to it's offspring.
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The silver dilution gene in horses dilutes what real coat color?
Silver dilutes black pigment. Silver has no effect on Red. And a black horse carrying the silver gene will be brownish/chocolate with flaxen mane and tail.
Is the mane of a Bay horse black?
Yes. It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse. ADDED 8/7/10 It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse (flaxen gene), but it is NOT possible for a true black horse to have a white mane and tail, or even a brown mane and tail. It can sun bleach a bit, but will darken back up as new hairs grow in. It will never be white, unless coated in snow. The flaxen gene, which is what gives a horse a lighter colored mane and tail, does not affect black pigment, only red.
What is a smokey grulla horse?
A smokey grulla is a black horse with a dun gene, and a cream gene.
What does dappled gray horses mean?
A dappled horse is like a horse with patches or spots of colour on it. Some horses are just brown, grey, black etc, dapple is just another colour variation. The horse would usually be white with grey spots/patches on it.Usually found on the horses hind or back legs.
Is Agouti responsible for making a chestnut a palomino?
No, Agouti is responsible for making a black horse into a bay, it affects the spread of black pigment. The gene responsible for making a chestnut into a palomino is the Cream gene, one copy of cream on a red / chestnut horse will create a palomino, two copies will create a cremello.
What is the flaxen of the horse?
Flaxen is a recessive color gene. It is also used to describe a coat color such as a chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail.
The silver dilution gene in horses dilutes what real coat color?
Silver dilutes black pigment. Silver has no effect on Red. And a black horse carrying the silver gene will be brownish/chocolate with flaxen mane and tail.
Is the mane of a Bay horse black?
Yes. It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse. ADDED 8/7/10 It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse (flaxen gene), but it is NOT possible for a true black horse to have a white mane and tail, or even a brown mane and tail. It can sun bleach a bit, but will darken back up as new hairs grow in. It will never be white, unless coated in snow. The flaxen gene, which is what gives a horse a lighter colored mane and tail, does not affect black pigment, only red.
What are the two base color genes for horse?
The base color is black/red factors, controlled by the Extension gene. A horse with one or two copies of the Extension gene (Ee or EE) will have black factors. A horse with no copies of the Extension gene (ee) will be chestnut.The Agouti gene acts on the Extension gene by limiting where the black factors are displayed, into points such as the legs, mane, tail, muzzle, and ears. A horse with at least one copy of the Extension gene that doesn't not have a copy of the Agouti gene will be black, provided that no other gene modify the color. One or two copies of the Agouti gene in combination with the Extension gene will result in a bay horse. A chestnut horse (no copies of the Extension gene) can have copies of the Agouti gene, but it will not affect the horse's color, as the horse has no black factors for the Agouti gene to limit.
How does the homozygous gene affect horse color?
If a horse is homozygous dominant EE, he is black. Homozygous recessive ee, he is red. A black EE horse that is homozygous dominant for the Agouti gene (AA) will be a bay horse. If that same EE black were homozygous recessive for aa, then he would still appear all black. The Agouti gene does not effect a red ee horse's phenotype.
What is a smokey grulla horse?
A smokey grulla is a black horse with a dun gene, and a cream gene.
Where did buckskin come from?
If you mean Buckskin the horse color, then it came about through the cream dilution gene acting on a bay or black horse. The cream gene affects the body color of the horse giving it a 'washed out' appearance. In the single form cream will not typically affect the black coloring on a bay horse leaving the points dark, but will dilute the body color. In it's double form Cream will usually affect the black points as well.
What color horse will you get if you breed a black horse with a chestnut horse?
It depends on the horse's genetics. Chestnut is recessive to black, therefore a chestnut horse always carries two chestnut genes but a black horse could be carrying two black genes OR a black and a chestnut, but the black is dominant therefore the horse has a black coat. Think of it as the black coat always sits 'on top' of the chestnut coat so if a horse has a black gene it will always show up but chestnut will only show up if there are no black genes at all. If you breed a homozygous dominant (two black genes) black horse to a chestnut, the foal will always be heterozygous dominant black. (One black gene and one chestnut gene) If you breed a heterozygous dominant (one black one chestnut) black horse to a chestnut, the foal has a 50% chance of being heterozygous dominant black and a 50% chance of being homozygous recessive chestnut. (two red genes) If you have no idea what your black horse's color genes are, think of it as having a 75% chance of a black foal, 25% chance of a chestnut foal.
What is the name of the horse breed that is small hardy and is always chestnut or sorrel with a flaxen mane and tail?
That would most likely be the Haflinger (which is also known as the Avelignese in Italy, though they are the same breed.) The Haflinger is always chestnut (never palomino as they do not carry the cream gene.) and have flaxen manes and tails. They are very hardy and sturdy ponies that are used for many different tasks.
Can you give a sentence with the word dun?
From Wikipedia: "The dun gene is a dilution gene that affects both red and black pigments in the coat color of a horse."
Gene autrys horse?
Champion was the name of Gene Autry's horse.
What does dappled gray horses mean?
A dappled horse is like a horse with patches or spots of colour on it. Some horses are just brown, grey, black etc, dapple is just another colour variation. The horse would usually be white with grey spots/patches on it.Usually found on the horses hind or back legs.
