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Post by Snowfrost on Aug 12, 2011 8:14:32 GMT -5
So, you might be seeing little Super scripts running around on some horses' genetics -- like A or +, for instance. These are what I like to call "Shade modifiers" -- mostly because that's what they do. These added modifiers tell us the approximate shade of your horse's coat -- since we all know not every horse has the same shade of color. These are most used on the Agouti.
Below will be the types of "Shade Modifiers" (they're sometimes called alleles, also) used, and what they do/mean for your horse's color:
+ - The most dominant of the Alleles, the + takes away dark pigment in a horse's coat. Because of this, horses with this symbol are lighter than the 'standard' shade for that color. With this in mind, when you double that and add a + to each Agouti, you tell people that this horse is the lightest shade possible for that gene.
a - The most recessive of the Alleles, the a adds dark pigment in a horse's coat. This symbol is often combined with the t symbol to show that a horse is not the darkest, but not the lighter of darks (more on this later). With this in mind, when you double the a to both agouti, you tell people that this horse is the darkest shade possible for that gene alone (without other genes factored in).
A - This gene adds a red pigment to your horse's coat. Red Chestnuts usually carry this symbol, and doubling this tells a person that this horse is the reddest shade possible for that gene.
t - This gene balances the shades to portray the 'standard' shade of the color. It is not uncommon for this symbol to be combined with any of the others, and when this happens it just simply means that the shade is a little lighter, darker, or redder than what the standard of the color calls for.
Stand-alones:
For these, we'll use chestnuts as the example (since they're usually what the symbols are used for anyway, aside from other chestnut-based horses and the like).
Aa = Dark chestnut/Liver chestnut
A+ = Light chestnut
AA = Red chestnut
At = Standard chestnut
Combinations:
AaAt = Liver chestnut. This is your standard Liver chestnut horse.
AaAa = Liver Chestnut. This is your darkest-dark liver chestnut horse.
AaAA = Liver Chestnut. This is your reddest liver chestnut horse.
AaA+ = Liver Chestnut. This is your lightest liver chestnut horse.
A+Aa = Sorrel/chestnut. This is your darker-than-very-light chestnut.
A+At = Sorrel/chestnut. This is your lighter-than-standard chestnut.
A+AA = Red Chestnut/Chestnut. This is your light red chestnut (which is actually very close to your standard, sometimes).
A+A+ = Light Chestnut. This is your lightest chestnut shade.
AtAt = Standard Chestnut. This is your standard chestnut horse (it usually doesn't vary much from the stand-alone).
AtAa = Standard chestnut. This is your slightly-darker standard chestnut horse.
AtAA = Standard chestnut. This is your slightly-redder standard chestnut horse.
AtA+ = Chestnut. This is your slightly-lighter standard chestnut horse.
AAAA = Red Chestnut. This is the reddest red chestnut horse color.
AAAa = Dark red chestnut. This is your darker red chestnut.
AAA+ = Light red chestnut (bright chestnut). This is your lighter red chestnut horse.
AAAt = Red chestnut. This is your standard (most common) red chestnut.
*** Please Note: The images provided are not the only options for shades. Sure, they are the only shades a horse can have, but not all shades of chestnut (for this instance) are confined to those images. This is mainly just for a guide so you have a more accurate idea of what code gives you what color/shade.
As always, if you have any questions, confusions, or anything else, don't hesitate to just ask me or one of the staff members -- hopefully we can help you out!
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