SAMPLE MATINGS
Possible Color Genotypes/Black & Black-to-Grey
Possible Color Genotypes/Bay & Bay-to-Grey
Possible Color Genotypes/Chestnut & Chestnut-to-Grey
Sample Matings
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Each parent will contribute one silvering/Grey allele (G or g), one Agouti allele (A or a), and one Extension allele (E or e). Allele pairs (genes) are always listed with any dominant allele in a pair listed before any recessive allele, and it does not matter which parent contributes any particular allele. They will be listed in the order of silvering/Grey alleles, Agouti alleles, and the Extension alleles.
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Example 1: GgAaEe -- This parent will either contribute
either G or g from the first pair, A or a from the
next pair, and E or e from the other pair (i.e.
GAE, GAe, GaE, Gae, gAE, gAe, gaE, or gae).
Example 2: GGAAEE -- This parent will only contribute G, A,
and E.
Example 3: ggaaee -- This parent will only contribute g, a,
and e.
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SAMPLE MATING 1
Parent 1(black)--ggaaEE--can only contribute g, a, and E.
Parent 2(chestnut)--ggAAee--can only contribute g, A,
and e.
Resulting Foal--1 possibilty
ggAaEe(bay)
SAMPLE MATING 2
Parent 1 (black)--ggaaEe--can only contribute g and a,
plus either E or e.
Parent 2 (chestnut)--ggAaee--can only contribute g and e,
plus either A or a.
Resulting Foal--3 possiblities
ggAaee (chestnut)
ggAaEe (bay)
ggaaEe (black)
SAMPLE MATING 3
Parent 1 (black-to-grey)--GgaaEe--can only contribute a,
plus either G or g and E or e.
Parent 2 (bay)--ggAAEe--can only contribute g and A, plus
either E or e.
Resulting Foal--6 possiblities
GgAaEe (bay-to-grey)
GgAaEE (bay-to-grey)
GgAaee (chestnut-to-grey)
ggAaEe (bay)
ggAaEE (bay)
ggAaee (chestnut)
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POSSIBLE REAL LIFE MATING 1
MonaLisas Majesty (homozygous black)--ggaaEE--can only
contribute g, a, and A.
Storrmy Surprise (bay)--ggAaEe--can only contribute g,
plus either A or a and E or e.
Resulting Foal--4 possibilities
ggAaEe (bay)
ggAaEE (bay)
ggaaEe (black)
ggaaEE (homozygous black)
POSSSIBLE REAL LIFE MATING 2
StorrmyZ Dezert Sunn (homozygous recessive chestnut)--
ggaaee--can only contribute g, a, and e.
Mydnyte Kyss (black)--ggaaEe--can only contribute g and a,
plus either E or e.
Resulting Foal--2 possiblities
ggaaEe (black)
ggaaee (chestnut)
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TO DO YOUR OWN PAIRING, TAKE EACH ALLELE
COMBINATION POSSIBITLITY FOR PARENT 1 AND THEN
COMBINE THEM WITH EACH POSSIBLITY FOR PARENT 2.
SEE WHAT COMES UP. Need help--just ask. If it is unknown
as to whether an allele is dominant or recessive, try it both
ways. Sometimes the resulting offspring's color will lead to a
conclusion of what the unknown allele is.
Possible Color Genotypes/Black & Black-to-Grey
Possible Color Genotypes/Bay & Bay-to-Grey
Possible Color Genotypes/Chestnut & Chestnut-to-Grey
Sample Matings