Tobiano is a genetic trait among horses which produces a characteristic white pattern in the coat. The tobiano gene produces areas of pink skinned white patches that occur with all base coat color. The colouration is present from birth and does not change throughout the horse's lifetime. Tobianos typically have: In biology, a trait or character is a genetically inherited feature of an organism. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... This stylistic schematic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). ...
White legs from the hocks and knees down
White across the back between the withers and the dock of the tail
White is arranged in a vertical pattern
Facial markings like that of a normal horse. i.e. star, snip, strip, or blaze
White patches which are rounded or oval in shape
Dark color extending down the neck, giving the appearance of a shield
They often have:
A tail of two colors
The coat pattern is single gene dominant, and can be present in a homozygous condition. Homozygote cells are diploid or polyploid and have the same alleles at a locus (position) on homologous chromosomes. ...
In the UK, tobianos are frequently referred to as Piebald or Skewbald. A piebald horse A piebald horse is a horse with large white and black patches. ... The Skewbald horse has a coat made up of brown and grey patches, on top of either pink or black skin. ...
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