A | Wild-type Agouti
This is your typical wild-type rabbit, with different colored bands along each hair. They have tan, fawn, or white circles around their eyes, triangle at the nape of the neck, feet, legs, and the insides of their ears. They also have a white belly.
at | Tan Pattern
The hair is a solid color instead of banded, with the tan, fawn or white at eye circles, triangle at nape of neck, feet, legs, inside of ears, and belly.
a | Non-Agouti
The hair is not banded, and the rabbit is one solid color overall. If there are no other modifiers, the rabbit will be black
B Locus
B | Wild-type
b | Chocolate
In agouti rabbits, the black band in the fur is a brown shade instead, lightening the overall color of the rabbit to a chestnut color. In non-agouti rabbits, it changes them to a nice chocolate brown color.
C Locus
C | Wild-type
cchd | Dark Chinchilla
Turns most of the yellow/red pigment to white or pearl, creating a coat very much like a standard grey chinchilla.
cchl | Light Chinchilla
Blocks some of the black/brown pigment and all of the yellow/red pigment, making a lighter sepia brown color.
ch | Himalayan
Turns the rabbit white with colored points, similar to a Siamese cat. Eyes will be pink.
c | Albino
Turns the rabbit completely white with pink eyes. Severe vision problems.
D Locus
D | Wild-type
d | Dilution
Changes black to blue, chocolate to lilac, chestnut to opal, orange to fawn. Eyes will be grey-blue.
E Locus
Es | Steel
In agouti rabbits, this darkens the middle band on the fur. It also darkens the usually-light agouti markings on the eye circles, neck triangle, feet, legs, and inside of the ears. The white guard hairs are unchanged, leaving a white ticked appearance.
E | Wild type
ej | Japanese Brindle
This causes the black and yellow to be arranged into mottled patches all over the rabbit, similar to a mosaic pattern. Very pretty!
e | Yellow/Orange
This blocks the ability to produce black or brown pigment, creating a rabbit that is entirely yellow, orange, or white.
En Locus
En | English Spotting
A whitespotting gene. If a rabbit is (En)(En), they will have colored spots only on the head. (En)(en) causes colored patches to appear over a greater portion of the body.
(Say hello to my own pet rabbit, Dotty.)
en | Wild-type
Du Locus
Du | Wild-type
du | Dutch Pattern
The rabbit will have a white blaze up it's forehead, and a white "belt" that encompasses it's forequarters. They look kind of like Oreos.
Special Section: Hotot Marking
If a rabbit is EnEnDudu, or EnEndudu, it produces what is called the "Hotot" pattern. This is a solid white rabbit with a small ring of color (usually black) around it's eye.
V Locus
VV | Wild-type
Vv | Dutch
This will cause Dutch-type markings to appear
vv | Vienna White
A solid white rabbit with blue eyes.
W Locus
W | Wild-type
w | Wide Band
This gene doubles the length of the middle band on the hair shaft (which is white or yellow). The main effect of this is to add color to the agouti pattern areas: eye circles, neck triangle, feet, legs, inside of ears, and belly.
Si Locus
Si | Wild Type
si | Silvering
Intermingles silver hairs and silver-tipped hairs throughout the regular coat.
L Locus
L | Wild-type
l | Angora
Causes the hair to grow long and woolly.
Re Locus
Re | Wild-type
re | Rex
This causes the guard hairs to grow no longer than the undercoat, resulting in a plush, dense velveteen texture.
R Locus
RR | Wild-type
Rr | Wild-type, Odd-ear, or Lop
Ears may be wild-type, lopped, or odd-eared (one wild-type, one lopped)
rr | Lopped Ears
Ears will be floppy and hang down
Dw Locus
DwDw | Lethal Factor
Kitten will die a few days after birth.
Dwdw | Dwarf
The rabbit will be a dwarf variety
dwdw | Wild-type
M Locus
M | Mane
Rabbit has a fluffy mane of longer hair around it's head
m | Wild-type
Sat Locus
Sat | Wild-type
sat | Satin
Rabbit will have a sleek, shiny coat
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