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LoL Peg, I certainly did not mean that all Grays carry a hidden cream gene
- hence saying a that potentially gray or two could produce whites.
As far as Smedsmo Graen goes, I see nothing that would lead me to
believe he carries a hidden cream gene - his only Ccrccr offspring were
produced
when he was bred to a Ccrccr mare.
Jamie
In the Mountains SW of Denver, CO
In a message dated 8/12/2006 3:53:27 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
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"Only Fjords that have a copy of the cream gene can create White Duns - so
> that'd be Whites, Yellows, and potentially a Gray or two (as Gray dun
> "masks" a
> single cream gene). Short of a spontaneous mutation, you'll never get a
> White from two Browns, or a Brown and Red, or two Reds.".
Actually, Grey Fjords may carry the cremello gene. the also may not,
depending on their genotype. From his produce, Smedsmo Graen apparently does
carry the cremello gene, and apparently Erlend does not. A caveat from Tor
Nestaas is that we may not have a big enough sample from Erlend to tell for
certain.
