The Dilution Genes
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The DILUTION GENES are so-called because they DILUTE
(Think "Bleach"), rather than fundamentally change the base color.

The Dilution Genes include: Champagne The Creme Gene Dun Silver Dapples Dun or Buckskin?

Buckskin vs Dun

CHAMPAGNE


IVORY
Champagne with Creme on Red

CREME


Palomino
Creme on Red

DUN


Dun on Red: Red Dun

 

SILVER


Silver on Black


Champagne on Red

photo: Ginny Freeman
Cremello
Double Creme on Red

Dun on Buckskin
 

Champagne on Red

Buckskin
(Creme on Bay)

photo: Sandra Schluter

Bay (Zebra) Dun

 


The Rocky Mountain Horse breed is known for the full range of Silver Dapples coloring.

(photos: Fran Odom of www.mountainhorses.com)
 

Champagne Eye

Perlino
(
Creme on Buckskin)
Photo by Andi Harmon of Greg Schultz' mustangs

Champagne on Bay
 
Dun on Bay: Zebra Dun

Champagne on Black

Smoky Black Tobiano
Creme on Black with Tobiano
 - Bonnie Graham

Dun on Black: Grullo
 

NOTE: The AQHA has recently fixed a number of mistakes from about 20 years ago (decisions made before modern genetic information was available). They used to say that Buckskins had a dorsal stripe and Duns didn't. That is why you see so many Duns by Palominos and those Duns going on to produce Palominos.
 

Other Pages In the Color Section of this Website:

The Base Colors: Champagne | The Creme Gene | Dun | Silver Dapples | Dun or Buckskin?

Major Headings: A Quick Overview of Horse Genetics | Horse Color Genetics Charts 2 | Equine Base Colors | Dominant Horse Color Genes | The Dilution Genes | Recessive Color Genes

The Single Dominant Genes: Agouti | Appaloosa | Brindle |Champagne | Dun | Grey | Pangare | Pintos Rabicano | Roans & Roaning | Silver | Sooty |

The Pinto Patterns: Tobiano | The Overo Complex: Frame | Sabino | Splash | Tovero

The Incomplete Dominant Genes:  Creme

The Recessive Genes: Red | Flaxen

Colors with multiple genetic bases: Blue | Brown | White | Roan-like Effects

Buckskin vs Dun
 

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