Haley
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Roan
Jan 12, 2010 15:26:50 GMT -6
Post by Haley on Jan 12, 2010 15:26:50 GMT -6
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Roan: The roan gene acts by interspersing white hairs throughout a horse's coat, but the head, legs, mane, and tail remain "dark." Roan can act on any of the base colors as well as on any dilute or patterned color. For example, you could have a red roan (chestnut + roan), a strawberry roan (bay + roan), a blue roan (black + roan), or even a palomino roan (chestnut + cream + roan). Roan is often confused with grey, but it should be noted that roan horses look the same throughout their lives while grey horses fade out to nearly white (as seen above). Heterozygous is (Rr) and homozygous is (RrRr).
Chestnut Roan: Chestnut + Roan The chestnut coat is sprinkled with white hairs except on the head, legs, mane, and tail. Sometimes called a red or strawberry roan. Bay Roan: Bay + Roan The bay coat is sprinkled with white hairs except on the head, legs, mane, and tail. Sometimes called a red or strawberry roan. Black Roan: Black + Roan The black coat is sprinkled with white hairs except on the head, legs, mane, and tail. Sometimes called a blue roan. A palomino roan (chestnut + cream + roan). Even with 2 different dilution genes at work, this horse's head and knees retain traces of the dark palomino color.
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