Seal Brown (horse) - Former Theories About The Genetics of Seal Brown

Former Theories About The Genetics of Seal Brown

An early version of the currently-accepted equine Agouti gene theory was first presented in 1951 by Miguel Odriozola in A los colores del caballo, subsequently reviewed by William Ernest Castle in Genetics. This theory prevailed until the 1990s, when discoveries of similar conditions in other species provided alternate explanations.

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