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. |
