Rabbit coat color genetics — summary table

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**Rabbit coat color genetics project summary table**
Common name	Gene name	Function	Known alleles (listed in order of descending dominance)	Notes
A gene	ASIP	Coat pattern	A Agouti a^tTan a Self
B gene	TYRP1	Coat color base	B Black b Chocolate
C gene	TYR	Pattern color	C Full color c^chdChinchilla dark c^chl Chinchilla light (sable) c^h Himalayan c Albino	Genotype cc is epistatic to all other genotypes at all other genes (cc = albino).
D gene	MLPH	Density of color	D Dense d Dilute	dd changes base color Black → blue Chocolate → lilac
E gene	MC1R	Extension of dark pigment	E^dFull extension E^s Steel E Normal extension e^j Japanese brindling e Fawn/orange/red	To get steel color, rabbit must be A_ at the A gene.
Silvering gene	Unknown	Silvering	Si No silvering si Silvering
Spotting gene	KIT	Spotting	En Spotting en No spotting	Typical spotting is heterozygous: Enen.

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