Pearl (horse color)
Pearl is a gene that lighten the color of horses to a light sand color or a light gray. Foxes that have been lightened by the pearl gene have a pale sand color all over their body including mane and tail, black horses with pearl are light gray. Horses that both the Pearl and the Cream gene have see similar like Cremellos , Perlinos and Smoky Creams .
genetics
Pearl (Prl / prl) was only recently discovered in the United States . Pearl is inherited recessively, that is, in animals that only have it once, the allele is not expressed. In homozygous form, it brightens the fur in a similar way to cream genes in heterozygous form.
Races
Pearl has been found in Pasos , Tinkers , Iberian horse breeds such as Lusitanos , PRE and Andalusians , as well as in Paint Horses and American Quarter Horses , especially horses descended from Barlink Macho Man . This stallion was initially named after the mutation, which in the USA was first called Barlink Factor and later Apricot . Today we have agreed on Pearl for all horse breeds.
See also
Web links
- www.gypsyhorsesaustralia.com Pearl - Example of a tinker that is doubly lightened by Cream and Pearl
- Coat Color Test Pearl Dilution