{"product_id":"agouti-base-colour","title":"Agouti DNA test - Bay \/ Black","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAgouti\u003cem\u003e locus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003econtrols distribution of black pigment throughout the coat. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis DNA test determine if a horse is A\/A, A\/a or a\/a for the Agouti. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eTo determine base colour Extension and Agouti testing are needed.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the \u003ca title=\"Base colour test - A and E loci\" href=\"https:\/\/equigerminal.shop\/products\/base-colour-testing-a-and-e-loci?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3064ad34c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase colour test\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and get DNA tests for Agouti (A) and Extension (E) \u003cem\u003eloci.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #c739d2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample requirements  and submission form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 to 40  hair roots\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 mL of blood in a K3 EDTA tube \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet the sample submission form \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2726\/7968\/files\/DNA_testing_-_sample_submission_form.pdf?v=1602238338\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #c739d2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurnaround time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStandard processing\u003c\/b\u003e - Results in 3-5 working days after sample arrival at the laboratory. Clients organize and support the costs of sending the samples to the laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREMIUM processing\u003c\/b\u003e - Results in 1 days after sample arrival. Includes free express delivery** . The laboratory organizes Express shipping with pick-up of the package at the client's address and delivery at the laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** PREMIUM SERVICES INCLUDE AN EXPRESS SHIPPING DELIVERY FOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FROM NON-REMOTE REGIONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tnt.com\/dam\/tnt_express_media\/global_media_library\/New_Site_Structure\/Home_Page\/HelpCentre\/Postcodes.pdf\"\u003eCheck here to know if you are in a remote European region.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor remote\/outreach regions EXTRA fees are applied.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2726\/7968\/files\/F_ISAG_MEMBER_small.jpg?v=1563820312\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e8b80d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy test?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAgouti is not shown physically on red (e\/e) horses. Therefore, a breeder might want to test a chestnut base horse to see if it is an Agouti carrier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTesting bay horses might be desired to see whether the horse carries one (A\/a) or two (A\/A) copies of the Agouti allele. A homozygous Agouti (A\/A) horse will always pass Agouti to its offspring whereas a heterozygous (A\/a) horse will have a 50% chance of passing on the gene.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother reason to test for Agouti might be if there is some doubt whether a black horse is truly black or a very dark bay. The effects of other genes might also make it hard to tell if Agouti is present or not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00afab;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResults description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA\/A - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBay or Brown - Dominant Homozygous for Agouti\u003c\/strong\u003e. Black pigment restricted to the points. The horse cannot have black foals regardless of the coat color of the mate. The basic coat color will be bay or brown in the absence of other color modifying genes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA\/a - Bay or Brown - Heterozygous for Agouti.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black pigment distributed in point pattern. The horse can transmit either (A) or (a) allele to its offspring. The basic coat color will be bay or brown unless modified by other coat color modifying genes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ea\/a\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBlack - Recessive homozygous for Agouti\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBlack pigment distributed un\u003c\/span\u003eiformly. The basic coat color will be black in the absence of other coat color modifying genes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Agouti gene controls the distribution of black pigment. This pigment can be either uniformly distributed or distributed to “points” of the body (ear rims, lower legs, mane, tail).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAgouti has been linked to a deletion of 11 nucleotides in the Agouti locus. The 11 nucleotide deletion of this gene is the recessive form of the gene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOnly when the agouti gene is homozygous for the deletion (aa) is the black pigment evenly distributed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHeterozygous (A\/a) or homozygous for the absence of the 11 nucleotide deletion (A\/A) results in point distribution of black pigment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAgouti has no effect on homozygous positive red factor (ee) horses as there has to be black pigment present for agouti to have an effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equigerminal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41990990725270,"sku":"","price":43.05,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2726\/7968\/products\/Agouti.png?v=1662414394","url":"https:\/\/www.equigerminal.org\/zh\/products\/agouti-base-colour","provider":"Equigerminal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}