Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Chestnut (horse color)" in English language version.
The statistical analysis of 1369 offspring from five stallions indicate, that darker shades of basic color phenotypes (dark chestnut, dark bay) follow a recessive mode of inheritance in the Franches-Montagnes horse breed.
The eyes and skin of palominos and buckskins are often slightly lighter than their non-dilute equivalents.
Within the tested chestnut coloured horse population, no association between both alleles e respectively ea and one of the variable chestnut phenotypes could be observed. Different individuals regarding to the shade of their chestnut coat colour were found in every group of the genotypes (e/e), (e/ea) and (ea/ea).
The eyes and skin of palominos and buckskins are often slightly lighter than their non-dilute equivalents.
Within the tested chestnut coloured horse population, no association between both alleles e respectively ea and one of the variable chestnut phenotypes could be observed. Different individuals regarding to the shade of their chestnut coat colour were found in every group of the genotypes (e/e), (e/ea) and (ea/ea).