Caballos Genética

Introduction

The objective of this website is to document the knowledge I have on horse coat color genetics in one place so as to potentially serve as an introduction for those interested, both in Spanish and English.

I decided to make this my final project because throughout the years I have noticed little documentation of horse coat colors and their genetics in Spanish.

I think its important to note that I'm not an expert so take this information with a grain of salt, but hopefully someone can find this helpful nonetheless!

If you would like to test your knowledge scroll down for a quiz.

Photo of a bay horse running towards the camera taken by M Maldonado Dickins.

Quiz

What gene when present two times is lethal?

Which one isn't a base coat?

Which white pattern looks as if the horse had been dipped in paint?

What coat color is the horse in the image above?

What base coat has only black points?

Which gene is only found in shetland ponies?

Which genes result in a leopard horse?

Which gene isn't expressed when a foal is first born?

What gene causes the coat perlino?