Essays about: "horse coat colour"

Found 2 essays containing the words horse coat colour.

  1. 1. Fine-Mapping of Equine Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalies on horse chromosome 6

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Katarina Lyberg; [2009]
    Keywords : horse; multiple congenital ocular anomalies; ocular developmental abnormalities; equine chromosome six;

    Abstract : Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalities (MCOA) is a genetic disease that affects primarily Silver coloured horses of breeds such as the Rocky and Kentucky mountain horses. In these breeds the Silver dapple colour is very popular leading to an increase of affected horses. The major feature of the disease is ocular cysts of variable size. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mapping of the silver coat colour locus in the horse

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Emma Brunberg; [2006]
    Keywords : horse coat colour; silver dapple; PMEL17; genetics;

    Abstract : The silver dappled colour in horses is controlled by a dominant allele that dilutes the black pigment eumelanin. A black or brown horse that carries the allele becomes diluted in mainly mane and tail, while the hair of the body remains dark. READ MORE