Buckskin is a For alternative meanings, see color (disambiguation). ...color of horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...horses; it also refers to other things that are the color of a buckskin horse, such as the color of some Categories: Dog stubs | Dog breeds ...breeds of dogs. The horse has a tan or gold colored coat with black points (mane, tail, and lower legs). Buckskin is a result of the creme dilution gene on a bay horse. Therefore, a buckskin has the "black base coat" gene, the Agouti in Rodents The term Agouti may refer to any of several kinds of rodents including— those popularly called Agouti or Common Agouti (genus Dasyprocta). ...agouti gene (see Bay is a color of the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color of dark red (known as blood bay) to deep brown, with black points ( mane, tail, lower legs, and sometimes the muzzle and tip of the ears). ...bay for more on the agouti gene), which restricts the black base coat to the points, and one copy of the The Colors it Produces The creme gene is a gene expressed in horses, producing many common, and not so common, colors. ...cream gene, which lightens the red/brown color of the coat to a tan/gold.

Buckskins should not be confused with dun_colored horses, which have another type of dilution gene, not the creme gene. Duns always have primitive markings (shoulder blade stripes, dorsal stripe, zebra stripes on legs, webbing ). Unlike buckskins, who have the The Colors it Produces The creme gene is a gene expressed in horses, producing many common, and not so common, colors. ...creme gene, dun horses have the This article needs cleanup. ...dun gene.

See also

• This article needs cleanup. ...Equine coat color genetics