Genes affecting coat colour and the resulting variation in horses (Equus caballus) – A Review

Horse colour is important. People chose horses for their pattern diversity, according to archaeological investigations and biological evidence. Horses were generally dark coloured before domestication, molecular testing. After the genes white patterns dilutions appeared. The appearance of horses, as well competence willingness work, must have been important early people. In many cases, that impact coat in one species also influence another. humans, cattle, dogs, other species, MC1R gene encodes alleles red black Extension locus. White spotting caused by mutations KIT (tobiano, roan, sabino, dominant white), mice, humans. Because its similarity a hair seen humans with Hirschprung's illness, overo was discovered. play similar role another, studies. It came no surprise. Earlier geneticists claimed colours action those observed based solely on phenotype. This crucial lesson genetic studies: we can apply what learned from our own. All all, study variations horse horse's nature.