W wheeler Active Member Joined Jan 1, 2003 Messages 25 Reaction score 0 Location PA Jan 6, 2006 #1 If you buy a colt that is out of a proven homozygous stallion and mare is it a homozygous for sure. Or could if possibly not get the gene.
If you buy a colt that is out of a proven homozygous stallion and mare is it a homozygous for sure. Or could if possibly not get the gene.
C cat_in_the_hat72 Well-Known Member Joined Oct 10, 2005 Messages 117 Reaction score 0 Location Illinois, USA Jan 6, 2006 #2 Not quite sure if I understand the question, but I'll try. If a colt is out of two homozygous parents then the colt would be homozygous too. There is no way for either parent not to pass on the gene unless they are not homozygous.
Not quite sure if I understand the question, but I'll try. If a colt is out of two homozygous parents then the colt would be homozygous too. There is no way for either parent not to pass on the gene unless they are not homozygous.
W wheeler Active Member Joined Jan 1, 2003 Messages 25 Reaction score 0 Location PA Jan 6, 2006 #3 Thanks that is what we needed to be sure of.
ThreeCFarm Well-Known Member Joined Nov 30, 2002 Messages 3,859 Reaction score 0 Location Marlow, OK Jan 6, 2006 #4 Just make sure the parents are homozygous for the same thing! Such as both homozygous for tobiano, or both for black, etc.
Just make sure the parents are homozygous for the same thing! Such as both homozygous for tobiano, or both for black, etc.