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Genetics Basics Gene-A segment of DNA capable of producing a specific trait. Locus-Location of a gene on a chromosome. Allele-Alternative forms of a gene producing different effects. Two are inherited, one from each parent. Early Chincoteague Ponies

Color Building Blocks Base Color Dilution and/or Modifier White Patterns Many different combinations Each dilution and modifier acts differently when combined with the base color

Dominant vs. Recessive Can t hide Can t skip generations Hides recessive Can hide Can skip generations Hides behind dominant Incomplete dominant 2 copies act differently from 1 copy

Recessive Chestnut Matt DesJardins Tuffer Than Leather Misty s Morning Glory Matt DesJardins Misty s Red Dawn

Phenotype vs. Genotype Outward Appearance Black Tobiano Living Legend Genetic Makeup Smoky Black Tobiano with recessive Chestnut

Heterozygous vs. Homozygous One copy 50% passed on One parent can carry Two copies 100% passed on Both parents must carry The Colorful Chincoteague Misty s Heat Wave Palomino Misty s Icicle Cremello

Punnet Square Diagram used to predict the results of a particular cross. Sire A a A AA Aa a Aa aa Dam A-Dominant a-recessive Aa-Heterozygous AA & aa-homozygous

Foal Coats Shedding chestnut foal Foal primitive markings Misty s Red Dawn Sunfaded black foal Foal dorsal Buckskin foal coat 2007 Living Legend Colt Palomino foal coat Misty s Sunfire

The Base Colors Black Chestnut Bay Brown

Extension (E) (e) Basis of all equine color Dominant (E) creates the black base color Recessive (e) creates the chestnut base color Every horse has a red or black base

Black (E) Dominant Homozygous blacks (EE) can only produce black based ponies Heterozygous black (Ee) can produce black and chestnut based ponies Fading blacks fade in the sun to varying degrees, non fading blacks do not

Black (E) Sammie 1967 stallion The Colorful Chincoteague Misty s Black Mist Ace s Black Tie Affair Chincoteague Sable Misty s Storm Chaser

Chestnut (e) AKA sorrel, red Recessive A pony must receive two copies of chestnut to be chestnut Cannot carry black Chestnut+Chestnut=Chestnut

Chestnut (e) Phantom Mist Kayak Rainy s Boy Catwalk Chaos Mickey & Jiggy Butterfly Kisses

Agouti (A) (a) Extension turns on black and agouti determines where it will go Limits or suppresses the black Dominant (A) results in bay and brown Recessive (a) results in black Placement of the black is recessive, the ability to create black is dominant Because there is no black hair on chestnuts it has no affect on them, however chestnuts can carry it and pass it on

Bay (A) Dominant Black is restricted to the points and lightens the body color Chestnut x Black=Bay or Chestnut x Bay=Black are possible Test is available

Bay (A) Matt DesJardins Ocean Star Misty's Chesapeake Bay The Colorful Chincoteague Misty's Raindrop Sock it to Me Rainbow Swirl

Brown (At) AKA seal brown Dominant Light brown around nose, eyes, and on the flanks with black points Often visually indistinguishable from dark bay Test is available

Brown (At) Witch Doctor Dreamcatcher The Duchess of Lightning Matt DesJardins Surf N Turf 2010 Dreamcatcher Colt

Wild Bay (A+) The black legs are very minimal or nonexistent No test available Wild Bay Frame Topsy Paint Horse Wild Buckskin Kachina Grand Star

Dilutions Cream Silver

Cream (CR) Incomplete Dominant Dilutes chestnut/red hair Single dilutes - Palomino, Buckskin, Smoky Black Double dilutes - Cremello, Perlino, Smoky Cream Test is available

Palomino Chestnut + Cream Dark eyes and dark skin Lightens body color and makes the mane and tail white

Palomino Chief Golden Eagle Misty's May Day Twister Misty Tornado's Prince of Tides

Buckskin Bay or Brown + Cream Dark eyes and skin Lightens the body color but not the points White hairs (aka frosting) in the mane are common

Buckskin Copper Moose Honey Two Gunner's Moon Glacier

Smoky Black Black + Cream Cream cannot dilute black so cream appears to hide Foals sometimes have gold hair inside their ears Some will appear more faded, others will look like normal blacks Usually verified using test for cream or by producing an obviously cream foal

Smoky Black The Colorful Chincoteague Noah's Shadow MCC's Kittywampus Misty Moon Dancer 2003 colt out of Blondie Misty's Lunar Eclipse

Double Cream Dilutes Double cream dilution Homozygous for cream Chestnut+Cream+Cream=Cremello Bay or Brown+Cream+Cream=Perlino Black+Cream+Cream=Smoky Cream Always have blue eyes and pink skin

Double Cream Dilutes Perlino Spook Smoky Cream Tobiano Misty's Silver Moon Cremello Tobiano Island White Gold Perlino Thistle Cremello Misty's Icicle

Silver (Z) AKA silver dapple, chocolate, taffy Dominant Dilutes black only, so it appears to hide on chestnut Lightens the points, flaxen is common Seasonal and age color shifts are common Test is available Some homozygous silvers have a genetic eye condition called Anterior Segment Dysgenesis (ASD)

Silver (Z) Surfer Dude's Riptide Surfer Dude Painting Ponies Tidewater Surfer Chique EquineNow Starlight bay silver mare

Modifiers Sooty Flaxen Pangaré

Sooty AKA smutty Darkens pony s color with scattered black hairs Can occur on any color No official study has been done, but it may be inheritable

Sooty Sooty Buckskin Zebe Beebe Bella Sooty Buckskin Tobiano Moonlight Tornado Matt DesJardins Sooty chestnut Elusive Star Sooty palomino Misty s Twist O' Mist

Flaxen Chestnut - Lightens the manes and/or tails - May be inheritable based on a limited study done in Morgans Bay and Black - Cause and inheritance is not known - Less common than flaxen chestnut - Sometimes called gulastra plume

Flaxen Ken Sea Star 1967 Pony Maryland Pony

Pangaré AKA mealy, light-pointed Pale hair around the muzzle, eyes, and underside of the body Foals often have foal pangaré that they lose when shedding the foal coat

Pangaré Chestnut tobiano with pangaré Rainbow Delight Bay pangaré Chestnut foal pangaré Bay foal and adult with pangaré Buckskin foal with pangaré

Color Compilation Dam Palomino Quarter Horse Sire Black Silver Rocky Mountain Horse AGeci Sooty Silver Buckskin Cody Black+Agouti+Cream+Silver+Sooty

White Patterns Tobiano Splash Sabino White Spotting Roan

Tobiano (TO) Dominant Usually have four white legs, three rarely Heads are usually solid with normal markings White is generally on the shoulders and hips Can be extremely minimal Test is available Tobianos in 1938

Tobiano (TO) The Colorful Chincoteague ShyAnne Tornado's Prince of Tides Lady Hook Painting Ponies Ace's Black Tie Affair Chocolate Dip Chincoteague Minnow

Splash (SW1) AKA splash white, splash overo Incomplete dominant Usually accompanied by blue eyes Test is available Four other testable types of splash exist that are less common Likely are more forms that have not yet been found as obviously splash horses have tested negative Associated with congenital deafness, but most splashes are normal

Splash (SW) Surfer Dude Surfer Dude x Thetis Maryland Pony 2011 Foal Surfer Dude x Island Breeze Surfer Dude s Riptide

Sabino (SB) High white, belly spots, wide blazes, white chin, chrome, lacy white spots, etc Test available for Sabino 1 (SB1) - Incomplete dominant - Homozygous SB1 is all white with pink skin Sabino will likely continued be used as a descriptive term

Sabino (SB) Rainy's Boy Maryland Pony Misty's Heaven Stormcloud The Colorful Chincoteague Shore Thing Star Gazer

White Spotting (W) Dominant Pink skin, spotted or white coat, and dark eyes Can lose pigment as the horse ages 20 types of white spotting have been identified thus far Some are homozygous lethal, but not all W20 appears to be widespread and very minimal Likely many many more exist Possible whites from 1967

White Spotting (W) Wikipedia W1 Freiberger AGeci W2 Thoroughbred White Prince Wikipedia W3 Arabian R Khasper Wikipedia W4 Camarillo White W5 Thoroughbred Puchilingui W? Thoroughbred Airdrie Apache

Mixed Pinto Multiple pinto patterns compounded Tobiano+Splash Thetis Tobiano+Sabino? Colt out of Trinity Tobiano+Splash All That Jazz Tobiano+Splash Island Breeze Tobiano+Sabino? 1967 foal

Roan Dominant White hairs scattered through the coat Classic roan: head and points are dark - Can test for homozygous only at this time - Seasonal and age changes are common - Corn spots are dark marks on roan body Rabicano: roaning on the flanks, tailhead (aka coon tail), and often white striping - Test not available

Roan Chestnut Roan Maryland Pony Bay Roan Shore Thing Aged Chestnut Roan Rosie Wikipedia Matt DesJardins Black & Bay Classic Roan Welsh Ponies Matt DesJardins Chestnut Classic Roan Welsh Ponies Chestnut Rabicano Roan Arabian

Roaning Roaning not associated with classic roan or rabicano Random roan spots and roaning are a common occurrence on tobianos Some roaning may be attributed to sabino, some cannot

Roaning Dakota Sky Painting Ponies Chesapeake Lightning The Duchess of Lightning Spirit of Assateague Carnival Baby

Other Ink Spots Bend Or Spots Countershading Ermine Spots

Ink Spots AKA cat tracks, paw prints Spots of color on the white part of a pinto markings Often look roany Can be an indicator of a homozygous tobiano

Ink Spots 15 Friends of Freckles & A Splash of Freckles Miracle Man Non Homozygous Cezanne Whisper

Bend Or Spots AKA grease spots, smuts Near black spots on coat color No official studies, but may be hereditary No test available Bloodhorse/Eberhardt Misty s Raindrop Thoroughbred California Chrome Thoroughbred GP's Krugerrand

Countershading Primitive markings not associated with dun Creates dorsal stripes, leg barring, etc. Morgan Haberman Buckskin with dorsal Zebe Beebe Bella Bay with dorsal Unci Bay with leg barring Cooper Arabian

Ermine Spots Dark spots on white legs Generally near the hoof The Colorful Chincoteague Misty's Black Mist Misty's Morning Glory Sock it to Me

Colors Not Found in Chincoteague Ponies* Dun Grey Frame Champagne Appaloosa *But not all of them and only currently!

Dun (D) Dilution that dilutes red and black Dominant Characterized by dorsal stripe, leg barring, and shoulder stripes Buckskin and Dun are different dilutions Test is available

Dun (D) colorgenetics.info Black Dun/Grulla Konik colorgenetics.info Buckskin Dun Appaloosa Cross colorgenetics.info colorgenetics.info Chestnut Dun Quarter Horse colorgenetics.info Fjord Bay Dun Campolina colorgenetics.info Palomino Dun Quarter Horse

Grey (G) Dominant Greys are born a color and then grey out Likely historically existed in Chincoteagues - Grey Arabian stallion Skowreym was used as an outcross sire in the 1960 s Dapple grey, fleabit grey, rose grey, steel grey are all different stages in greying Test is available Skowreym Possible grey from an old postcard

Grey (G) Unbridled s Song Thoroughbred Stallion AGeci

Grey (G) colorgenetics.info Chubari/Tetrarch Spots Arabian colorgenetics.info colorgenetics.info Bloody Markings Arabian Fleabit Grey Korrie Lehmann CPR Young Grey Tobiano Bristol Older Grey Tobiano Paint CPR White Grey Shadow

Champagne (Ch) Dilution Dominant Dilutes the body and points Hazel eyes and often have an iridescent sheen to the coat Born with blue eyes, pink skin, and brown hooves Found in Stock Horse breeds, Southern Gaited breeds, Saddlebreds, Miniatures, American Cream Draft Test is available

Champagne (Ch) colorgenetics.info Black (Classic) Champagne colorgenetics.info colorgenetics.info Bay (Amber) Champagne Missouri Foxtrotter Chestnut (Gold) Champagne American Cream Draft colorgenetics.info colorgenetics.info Brown (Sable) Champagne Quarter Horse Buckskin Champagne Quarter Horse colorgenetics.info Smoky Black Dun Champagne Quarter Horse

Frame (O) AKA frame overo, overo Dominant Typically have dark legs with white on the sides of the body Heterozygous only Homozygous is Overo Lethal White Syndrome (OLWS) - Two frames should never be bred together Test is available

Frame (O) colorgenetics.info Paint colorgenetics.info Thoroughbred colorgenetics.info colorgenetics.info Paint Grade colorgenetics.info Mustangs

Appaloosa (Lp) Incomplete dominant The Leopard Complex is what creates appaloosa Patterning genes creates the many varied patterns White spots on color, striped hooves, white sclera, mottled skin are characteristic traits Age changes are common Appaloosa mare & foal Test is available at 1981 Pony Penning www.appaloosaproject.info

Appaloosa (Lp) Wikipedia Wikipedia Snowcap Varnish Roan Leopard Spotted Blanket Wikipedia Wikipedia Wikipedia Wikipedia Fewspot Snowflake

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