In horses, A is an allele for the Bay phenotype when present along with E for the black coat. The A allele does not effect chestnuts such that:

A_E_ is Bay

aaE_ is Black

_ _ee is Chestnut

The double blank in the chestnut genotype indicates any genotype at the A locus can exist there. The A allele can be considered a dominant epistatic allele to the EE or Ee genotype at the E locus in that the A allele dilutes the black color produced by eumelanin. Production of eumelanin occurs in horses having at least one E allele. Since the genotype, ee, produces no eumenlanin, no effect of the A allele is observed.

What is the ratio of progeny phenotypes expected from the following matings:

AaEe x AaEe
AaEe x aaee

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