Color Section Outline

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Please note that the topics listed here will eventually be addressed and filled out with time.

1. Genetics
   
   
   1. Intro Page
      1. Basic Principles of Genetics Tour
         • Basics 1 - The Basics
         • Basics 2 - Mr. Mendel
         • Basics 3 - Simple Dominance
         • Basics 4 - Partial Dominance
         • Basics 5 - Epistasis
         • Basics 6 - Bay, Black, Chestnut 2
         • Basics 7 - Modifying Genes on Basic Colors
         • Basics 8 - Lethals
         • Basics 9 - Linked Traits
         • Basics 10 - Sex Linked Traits
         • Basics 11 - Polygenic Traits & Mutations
   2. Chart of Horse Coat Color Genes
   3. Glossary of Genetics Terms
   4. Genetics Resources
   5. Genetics Shorthand & Nomenclature
   
   
   
2. Identifying Features
   
   
   1. Points
   2. Primitive Markings
   3. Leg and Face Markings
   4. Eye Color
   5. Dapples
   
   
   
3. Basic Colors
   
   
   1. Bay
   2. Chestnut
   3. Black
   
   
   
4. Color Modifiers
   1. Dilutes
      1. Cream
      2. Champagne
      3. Dun
      4. Silver Dapple
   2. Grey
   3. Sooty
   4. Roans
      1. Standard Roan
      2. Rabicano Roan or "Ticking"
      3. Frost Roan
   5. Spotting Patterns
      1. Tobiano
      2. Frame Overo
      3. Sabino Overo
      4. Splash
      5. Appaloosa
   
   
   
5. Appendices
   1. Chart of Coat Color Alleles
   2. Color Effects Charts
   3. Pattern Progression Charts
   4. Genes/Colors found in various Breeds
   
   
   
6. Odds & Ends
   1. Unique Colors & Pattern Examples
   2. Regional Terms for Color
   
   
   
7. Resources
   
   
8. Glossary

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