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  2. Agouti coloration genetics - Wikipedia

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    An agouti dog, also called wolf sable. In dogs, the agouti gene is associated with various coat colors and patterns. [10]The alleles at the A locus are related to the production of agouti-signaling protein (ASIP) and determine whether an animal expresses an agouti appearance and, by controlling the distribution of pigment in individual hairs, what type of agouti.

  3. Sooty horse - Wikipedia

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    Although this trait has been called the "sooty gene", similar coat-darkening conditions studied in mice suggest that coat darkening is a polygenic trait. [4] Just as in horses, the degree of sootiness in mice varies widely; some individuals have darker hairs that form a dorsal line, while others have extensive sootiness throughout. [5]

  4. Amelanism - Wikipedia

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    Aeumelanic hair coats, associated with mutations of the MC1R gene, have also been identified in mice, [7] cattle, [8] dogs, [9] and horses. [10] These coat colors are called "yellow" in mice and dogs, "red" in cattle and chestnut in horses. The loss of eumelanin in the coat is, in these species, harmless.

  5. Dilution gene - Wikipedia

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    Equine coat color genetics discusses color genes in horses, including a brief description of dilution genes; Equine coat color describes various colors in horses; Cream gene, describes the process for horses by which the cremello, perlino, smoky cream double-dilute colors are created as well as the buckskin, palomino and smoky black single ...

  6. Animal coloration - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Arctic fox has a white coat in winter (containing little pigment), and a brown coat in summer (containing more pigment), an example of seasonal camouflage (a polyphenism). Many animals, including mammals , birds , and amphibians , are unable to synthesize most of the pigments that colour their fur or feathers, other than the ...

  7. Points (coat color) - Wikipedia

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    When referring to horse colors, the points are the mane, tail, lower legs, and ear rims. Certain combinations of point color and body color determine most horse color names. [5]: 7 For example, a bay horse has a reddish-brown body color with black points, [5]: 17 and a buckskin is a yellowish horse with black points.

  8. Varnish roan - Wikipedia

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    Varnish roans are born with a dark base coat color, usually with some spotting. As the horse ages, white hairs increase over most of the body, and many spotted markings blur or fade. The varnish roan pattern often appears to spread from the white of any original markings. This color pattern is best known in the Appaloosa breed of horse.

  9. Fur - Wikipedia

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    Coat color is sometimes sexually dimorphic, as in many primate species. [10] Coat color may influence the ability to retain heat, depending on how much light is reflected. Mammals with darker colored coats can absorb more heat from solar radiation and stay warmer; some smaller mammals, such as voles, have darker fur in the winter. The white ...