Silver dapple gene  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
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diluted long hair with darker roots and flat gray, dappled body
color  The silver dapple (Z) gene is a dilution gene that
affects the black base coat color. It will typically dilute a
black mane and tail to flaxen, and a black body to a shade of
brown or chocolate.[1] It is responsible for a group of coat
colors in horses called "silver dapple" in the west, or "taffy"
in Australia. The most common colors in this category are black
silver and bay silver, referring to the respective underlying
coat color.[2]  Mature black silvers typically have sooty white
or silver manes and tails with a flat, non-fading, dark grey or
grey-brown body coat. The body coat frequently exhibits dapples,
rings of lighter-colored hair.  Mature bay silvers retain their
reddish bodies, though the presence of small amounts of silver
often gives them a chocolate appearance. The mane and tail are
usually a sooty sil