Copyright © 2007 Anne Johnson
As a buckskin, Yeager had a 50% chance of passing his dilute color (Buckskin, Palomino or Smokey Black) on to his offspring. With grey mares, foals also had a 50% chance of inheriting his creme gene, but the mare would pass on an additional 50% chance that any base color would grey out.
Below are some basic tables giving examples of how Yeager's Creme Gene
combined with different colored mares:
Non-Dilutes = Chestnuts, Bays and Blacks.
Single-Dilutes = Palominos, Buckskins and Smokey Blacks.
Double-Dilutes = Cremellos, Perlinos and Smokey Creams.
YEAGER |
Non-Dilute Mare |
|||
d x |
+ |
x x |
= |
50% chance of a Single-Dilute foal 50% chance of a Non-Dilute foal |
d x |
||||
d x |
||||
x x |
||||
x x |
YEAGER |
Single-Dilute Mare |
|||
d x |
+ |
d x |
= |
50% chance of a Single-Dilute foal 25% chance of a Non-Dilute foal 25% chance of a Double-Dilute foal |
d d |
||||
d x |
||||
x d |
||||
x x |
YEAGER |
Double-Dilute Mare |
|||
d x |
+ |
dd |
= |
50% chance of a Double-Dilute foal 50% chance of a Single-Dilute foal |
d d |
||||
d d |
||||
x d |
||||
x d |
Want to learn more about color genetics?
www.equinecolor.com has many great resources and charts.
Calculate your foal's color.
(Yeager was: Ee/Aa/nCr)
15% off all photography services for equestrian clients!
