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Every horse has every gene. In basic Mendelian genetics dominate alleles (versions) of those genes are marked in a capitol letter and recessive versions are marked with lower case letters. We do it that way because that is the way Gregor Mendel did it.

BTW I came to this game because I always wanted to learn about horse genetics but didn't want to sit down with a textbook and figure it out. Seemed like this would be a fun way to learn. A year later, as I'm reading questions on the Equine Color Genetics group I'm in on Facebook, I realize this game has taught me a HUGE amount, while having a ball in the process. So, thanks for that, mission accomplished!