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black (B b) - bb - Chestnut base, BB/Bb - Black base

agouti (A+ AA AT a) - Visible on black horses. AT -> seal brown, A -> bay, A+ -> wild bay

white (W w) - if the horse carries the W gene, the color will be white, regardless of the other genes.

grey (G g) - A horse carrying a G gene will be gray, regardless of the other genes (except W)

cream (CR cr) - Cream dillution gene influences both chestnut and black horses.

dun (D d)

COLOR LAYERS

Base Color --> Black or Chestnut
(bb - Chestnut base, BB/Bb - Black base)

Distribution of Black (A)

AT-> Seal Brown
A-> Bay
A+ -> Wild Bay
Black Horses = Bay
Not visible in red horses, but can still be there (recessive)

Dilution --> Cream Gene

Cremello -> Red Base (2 cream genes)
Palomino -> Red Base (1 cream gene)
Buckskin -> Bay Base (1 cream gene)
Perlino -> Bay Base (2 cream genes)
Smoky Black -> Black Base (1 cream gene)
Smoky Cream -> Black Base (2 cream genes)

Dilution #2 --> Dun Factor

Dun -> Bay = Dun
Dun -> Black = Grulla
Dun -> Chestnut = Red Dun

Roaning

Blue Roan -> Black Base
Red Roan -> Chestnut Base
Bay Roan -> Black Base w/ agouti gene

White/Grey
(W w) Dominant over all other genes
(G g) Dominant over all other genes, except W

NOTES

'black gene' = solid black or black points
Buckskins have black points because of the agouti gene
Perlinos = 2x cream genes and min. 1x black gene
Agouti = Tells black gene what to do