The statistical analysis of 1369 offspring from five stallions indicate, that darker shades of basic color phenotypes (dark chestnut, dark bay) follow a recessive mode of inheritance in the Franches-Montagnes horse breed. Results from a preliminary study in the Swiss Freiberger horse breed". "Horse breeding: genetic tests for the coat colors chestnut, bay and black.
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^ Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #674C47 (Liver):.These include the dun gene, which produces a tan-colored or "blue"/gray solid colored coat and the champagne gene which tends to lighten the coat more than the mane or tail. Other dilution genes in horses analogous to those creating dilution shades in dogs do not create a liver color in horses. Genetic testing can distinguish a chestnut from a black or a bay horse. The sooty gene may also be one factor in creating the darker color, though sooty coloration is generally not evenly distributed throughout the coat. The genotypes that determine specific varieties of chestnut are not known, but the genetics that darken the coat may have a recessive mode of inheritance. The darkest liver chestnuts may be confused for black, but such horses are distinguished from other phenotypes by the absence of black hairs, and obviously brown or reddish legs, muzzles, flanks and other "soft" areas. Silver dapple is a dilution gene that acts in a manner similar to the liver dilution in dogs. A horse that appears to be a dark liver chestnut but has a flaxen-colored mane and tail, sometimes colloquially though incorrectly called a "chocolate palomino", could be genetically chestnut but could also be a black horse manifesting the silver dapple gene.
A dark liver chestnut has the same recessive base genetics as a regular chestnut, but the shade is a dark brown rather than the reddish or rust color more typical of chestnut. In horses, liver chestnut is a chocolate-colored chestnut horse. Livers, like any dog, can also be covered with varying amounts of white which will hide the color of the fur.Īn example of a dark liver chestnut-colored horse. It is common for the nose of any recessive red dog to fade to pink as they grow older. A recessive red Liver will still be born with a Liver nose and amber/yellow eyes. Since Liver is a dilution of black pigment, a recessive red Liver dog will appear to be a shade of Red, Yellow, or Cream depending on the intensity of the dog's phaeomelanin (red) pigment.
A dog that is recessive red cannot produce eumelanin (black) pigment in their fur. It is also possible for a dog to be a Liver, and not appear brown. Liver will also dilute a dog's brown eyes to amber/yellow. A pink nose has nothing to do with liver dilution, and will not help determine if a dog is liver or not. If the nose is black, the dog is not a liver. Eumelanin (black) pigment colors a dog's nose, so a Liver dog will have a Liver colored nose. An easy way to tell if a dog is Liver or not is to look at their nose. Dogs with a blend of Black and Red/Yellow fur can also look like they have brown areas. A dog that is very dark red, like an Irish Setter may sometimes appear brown. There are many other dog colors that can look like brown, but are not Liver. This second pigment is what colors all the "true red" or yellow parts of a dog.Ī German Wirehaired Pointer. Red is a very misleading term, and should be avoided when referring to the color liver because it can be confused for phaeomelanin pigment. Liver may also be called different names such as Brown, Chocolate, or Red. They are only distinguishable through genetic testing. There are several different recessive b genes, but they all turn the coat brown. The gene that causes Liver is recessive, so a BB or Bb dog has normal black pigment. In dogs, the Liver color is caused by dilution of the eumelanin (black) pigment by the B locus. In Labradors this color is called "Chocolate," but it is the same as "Liver." Liver (Dogs)ġ (NOTE: The source refers to this color as earthtone.) Note the brown nose, and the yellow in the eyes.