Extension ServiceRabbit coat color genetics — summary table
| Common name | Gene name | Function | Known alleles (listed in order of descending dominance) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A gene | ASIP | Coat pattern | A Agouti at Tan a Self |
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| B gene | TYRP1 | Coat color base | B Black b Chocolate |
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| C gene | TYR | Pattern color | C Full color cchd Chinchilla dark cchl Chinchilla light (sable) ch 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 | Ed Full extension Es Steel E Normal extension ej 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 |
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| Spotting gene | KIT | Spotting |
En Spotting |
Typical spotting is heterozygous: Enen. |
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