Combo package for the two base colors of horse coat coloring (Agouti, Extension).

MIM - 6 Variant is the new name for the test that was previously offered as the PSSM2 test. The adaptation reflects the current findings in the field of exertional myopathies. The tests comprises the 6 gene variants (P2, P3, P4, P8, Px,K1) that are important genetic predispositions for the development of MIM (Muscle Integrity Myopathy), a specific form of exertional...

You will receive the results of the MIM-6 Var.-Test within 3 working days from the time the sample is accepted in the laboratory. Please note the following information when ordering: - Please do not order a separate sample collection set, instead please follow our instructions for hair sample collection: ( link ). - Send the sample to: Generatio GmbH - Center for Animal...

The Agouti gene (A) is involved with the production of both red (pheomelanin) and black (eumelanin) pigments. It regulates the relative amounts of each pigment produced in melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) in different regions of the horse’s body. A functional version (AA or Ae) results in a horse that has a base color of bay with black mane, tail, legs and ear tips. Two...

The Cream mutation dilutes the red pigment (phaeomelanin) in the hair. It is incomplete dominant: one copy of the cream dilution (n/Cr) results in Palomino and Buckskin coat colors; Smoky Black (black carrying cream) horses look the same as normal black. With two copies of the Cream variant (Cr/Cr), the dilution effect is complete, giving the Cremello, Perlino, and Smoky...

Horses with two copies of the MC1R variant (ee) are chestnut (red, sorrel) in color. Horses with only one copy of this variant (Ee) are bay or black-based (depending upon their variants at the Agouti locus), but carry chestnut. A horse that does not carry the variant (EE) cannot have a chestnut foal, even if bred to a chestnut horse.

The test detects the mutation in the STX17 gene (a 4.6 kb intronic duplication) which is causative for the Grey coat color. It is also a risk factor for melanoma. The inheritance is autosomal dominant. Horses with one or two copies of the genetic variant (n/G or G/G) will grey with time. This test detects if a horse has one or two copies of the Grey mutation.

The KIT Noriker roan allele has been found in Noriker, Lipizzan, Quarter Horse, Murgese and some draft breeds. It is not the classical roan mutation found in most roan quarter horses, but it has not yet been tested in a wide variety of breeds.

PSSM1 is a form of exercise intolerance in which a disorder of the sugar metabolism of the muscles causes muscle damage.
The test detects the mutation (c.926G>A) in the GYS1 gene which causes PSSM1. The inheritance is incomplete autosomal dominant. Horses with one or two copies of the genetic variant (n/P1 or P1/P1) are at risk to develop symptoms of PSSM1; those with two...

Silver results in the decreased storage of the black pigment “eumelanin” in hair, so that horses with black and bay base colors will show a dilution. Horses with a Chestnut base color may be carriers for the Silver mutation but do not develop the diluted coat color themselves. Horses with only one copy of the variant (n/Z) will show the same phenotype as horses with two...

Splashed White 1 (SW1) is a variant found in many different breeds. It is autosomal semi-dominant, so horses with two copies (SW1/SW1) have a more extreme phenotype than those with only one copy (n/SW1). Horses with one copy usually have a wide blaze, often wider on the lower part of the face. The face-white may be associated with blue eyes, white stockings and small white...

The test determines if the MITF mutation (EquCab3: Chr16:21567245_21567249delGTGTCT) which causes the Splashed White 3 (SW3) phenotype is present. The inheritance is autosomal semi-dominant. SW3 originated in the Quarter Horse "TD Kid".