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My guess would be it's the varnishing from the appaloosa changing the shade of the base coat so that the axiom shows differently. But I don't breed axioms so I'm not sure if that's always what causes the green/gray tones.

Is it the Kit Locus? I don't know what that means.

I removed one of the Lp, it made it worse not better.

Varnish won't show on the gene test results, but it only expresses when appaloosa is present.

As I understand it, the Axiom color(when homozygous) will show on the white areas, while all other colors will be reversed or turn gray. I find that the Axiom colors show best on light colored horses and horses with white or Kit genes and plenty of white factor. Here are some examples from my barns: https://www.huntandjump.com/adv_search.php?runsearch=go&jump=0&owner=276208&56=0&57=0&58=0&59=0&60=0&61=0&72=2

I'm not completely clear on how the Axiom affects the colored parts of horses, but I read in a forum post that it reverses them. I need a more knowledgeable player to better explain that.

And Mack, thank you for showing those horses. Now I gotta quit drooling.

Changing the white factor to extensive made no changes.

The only lethal white genes are W1, W2, W3, and W2. Splash 2 and 3 are also lethal in Homozygous form. W20 is not lethal, it increases the expression of white when another Kit gene is present(except Roan). Adjusting the white factor won't do anything unless you have a Kit gene besides W20.
When looking at the Kit Locus genes in the GMT lab, TO is usually the second one down. You have to select the allele you want the Kit gene on, then it gives you a list of gene options to select.
Edit: However, the foal you want to change is not a foundation horse, so you are limited by the genes of the sire and dam.

You do not need to edit any genes at all. You just need to reseed the image.

Thanks everyone for your trouble. It does help to learn the things you tell me. Perhaps next time I'll be able to figure it out myself.