Uncertain if there is another gene included

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Malakai10 Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2015 4:05 pm Posts: 2398

Uncertain if there is another gene included

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My horse is a grey on chestnut, but I am confused as to why he has dapples like this as he is greying out. I know that in real life, horses usually get dapples as they grey, but he is one of... three? I think - horses I have had that grey out like this. Is there another gene involved in this than simply the grey gene?

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nyraeia Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:47 pm Posts: 621

Re: Uncertain if there is another gene included

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larissar wrote:The Grey gene has over 40 "helper genes". These helper genes control everything from the rate at which the horse will grey out, the dappling, the various stages a horse might go through, and how quickly he'll grey out.
http://www.horseworldonline.net/forum/v ... l%2A#p7434
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Malakai10 Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2015 4:05 pm Posts: 2398

Re: Uncertain if there is another gene included

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Okay, thanks!
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