Mona
Well-Known Member
I have a mare that I had color tested. On the results, it showed Red Factor - Homozygous Red (ee)
Does homozygous red work differently than other homozygous colors and patterns? For example...
A - I have a horse that is homozygous for tobiano...this means she has 2 copies of tobiano...one from each parent. This mare will ALWAYS reproduce the tobiano pattern in her foals.
B - I have a horse that is homozygous for black...this means she has 2 copies of black...one from each parent. This mare will ALWAYS reproduce the color BLACK in her foals.
C - I have a horse that is LWO, which is homozygous for Lethal White...this means she has 2 copies of the LWO gene...one from each parent. Because this pattern is lethal in it's homozygous state, this horse WILL die soon after birth.
D - I have a horse that is said to be homozygous for appaloosa(sno cap and few spot)...This to my knowledge has never been proven gentically, but I am using it as it is claimed to work in the same manner. This means she has 2 copies of the appaoolosa pattern...one from each parent. ALL foals will exhibit some form of appaloosa pattern and/or characteristics.
OK, so here's the thing...if red can be found in a homozygous form, and black can be found in it's homozygous form, what happens to the resulting foal born from a red homozygous and black homozygous pairing?
I am assuming that homozygous red works differently then the other homozygous traits?? This one really confuses me!!
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Does homozygous red work differently than other homozygous colors and patterns? For example...
A - I have a horse that is homozygous for tobiano...this means she has 2 copies of tobiano...one from each parent. This mare will ALWAYS reproduce the tobiano pattern in her foals.
B - I have a horse that is homozygous for black...this means she has 2 copies of black...one from each parent. This mare will ALWAYS reproduce the color BLACK in her foals.
C - I have a horse that is LWO, which is homozygous for Lethal White...this means she has 2 copies of the LWO gene...one from each parent. Because this pattern is lethal in it's homozygous state, this horse WILL die soon after birth.
D - I have a horse that is said to be homozygous for appaloosa(sno cap and few spot)...This to my knowledge has never been proven gentically, but I am using it as it is claimed to work in the same manner. This means she has 2 copies of the appaoolosa pattern...one from each parent. ALL foals will exhibit some form of appaloosa pattern and/or characteristics.
OK, so here's the thing...if red can be found in a homozygous form, and black can be found in it's homozygous form, what happens to the resulting foal born from a red homozygous and black homozygous pairing?
I am assuming that homozygous red works differently then the other homozygous traits?? This one really confuses me!!
