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I got curious last night and tried to look up dappled kikos. Couldn't find a thing. The closest I found was "usually white". This got me thinking about what's really going on with his pattern. When his hair is full length, it appears roan with small spots, but at the skin level, the roan and spots are accompanied by lacing and larger patches of white.
I have a friend who's taking a genetics course at OSU, and her professor is willing to take a look at him for free. I've speculated that there are 3 possibilities, and while the first is most likely, it'd be nice to see a "new" (undocumented) mutation. Phenotype reference pictures are included and will be added to.
1-it's a common enough roan/dapple pattern usually hidden by the dominant white gene.
2-a new mutation is affecting the way his roan is expressed.
3-it's a funny expression of standard dapples/spots.
Obviously it may be something else, but I like 2. Any ideas?
https://m.facebook.com/home.php?ref...00620993.2168056.1441890056&__user=1441890056
I have a friend who's taking a genetics course at OSU, and her professor is willing to take a look at him for free. I've speculated that there are 3 possibilities, and while the first is most likely, it'd be nice to see a "new" (undocumented) mutation. Phenotype reference pictures are included and will be added to.
1-it's a common enough roan/dapple pattern usually hidden by the dominant white gene.
2-a new mutation is affecting the way his roan is expressed.
3-it's a funny expression of standard dapples/spots.
Obviously it may be something else, but I like 2. Any ideas?
https://m.facebook.com/home.php?ref...00620993.2168056.1441890056&__user=1441890056