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You can click on the gene (any gene you want more about!) and it takes you to this page: http://www.huntandjump.com/geneticsguide/?page_id=190

I think it is just the name, similiar like S, which means no shading, or Ssty (=S with a sty mutation) wich means shading or S+ which means darker shading with dapples. So ECA3P+ is/does nothing, and ECA3P-PATN1 means a bigger blanket. Another example is C, C itself does nothing to the horse, but Ccr will dilute it with cream. Ccr Ccr will make a double diluted cream horse (perlino, cremello etc), just like ECA3P-PATN1 ECA3P-PATN1 (homozygous for PATN1) will make a super huge blanket.
So I don't really know how to word it but it is just the gene 'name', and when it has a mutation (for C cr or prl, for S sty or S+ as a mutation and for ECA3P PATN1) it will 'do' something to the coat of the horse.

I'm not that good in explaining things in english but nevertheless I hope I helped you understand it a little bit better xD

Hmm. I think I would like to breed a homozygous PATN1.
Thank you :)