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Re: [RC] Horse colors - heidiI had friend who is interested in breeding her palomino quarter horse to my Desperado V son, ask if there is a possibility of getting a palomino baby. He is a bay and carries a chestnut recessive gene. What are the various color possibilities? Thanks for any input. June The palomino (unless it is a really washed-out one) is likely heterozygous for the dilution gene that causes palomino, so can pass it on 50% of the time. She is also homozygous for the recessive gene for black pigment, ie has no black pigment, or is "chestnut" with an added dilution. The stallion is heterozygous for black pigment (Ee), so will pass on the dominant gene 50% of the time and the recessive 50% of the time. So--your chances are: 25% absence of black pigment plus dilution = palomino 25% absence of black pigment minus dilution = chestnut 25% presence of black pigment plus dilution = buckskin or dun (depending on who you talk to and what they call buckskin or dun) 25% presence of black pigment minus dilution = bay Hope that makes sense... Heidi ============================================================ Locks do not prevent theft, they only deter those in doubt. ~ Robert Morris ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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