Note: This was written by K. Newberry on Dec 8, NOT to be used on M & E's website, where my (and others) stuff has ended up with no link or no credit whatsoever!
Thanks to the following people for providing help with this page:
Karin Vail of Vail's Lops
Pam N. of Huntsburg Hollands
Also, thanks to Glenna Huffman for writing the book color coat genetics, which gave me the basics for genetics!
| Self Varieties | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that Recognize this variety |
| Ruby Eyed White | ??-??-cc-??-?? | ND, EA, FA, GA, AM, AFL, SA, BP, FG, FW, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, NZ, P, RX, MR, SA, JW |
| Blue Eyed White | ??-??-??-??-??-vv | ND, EA, FA, AFL, SA, B, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, P, JW |
| Brown Eyed White | A?-B?-c(chd)?-D?-ee | EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Black | aa-B?-C?-D?-E? | ND, EA, FA, [GA], AFL, SA, B, BP, FG, HV, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, NZ, P, RX, SA, JW |
| Blue | aa-B?-C?-dd-E? | ND, EA, FA, AM, AFL, SA, B, FG, HV, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, P, RX, SA, JW |
| Chocolate | aa-bb-C?-D?-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, SA, HV, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, P, RX, MR, SA, JW |
| Lilac | aa-bb-C?-dd-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, SA, AF, LC, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, MR, JW |
| Shaded Varieties | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Siamese Sable (or Siamese or Sable) | aa-B?-c(chl)?-D?-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, S, SA, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, SA, JW |
| Chocolate siamese sable | aa-bb-c(chl)?-D?-E? | |
| Siamese Smoke Pearl | aa-B?-c(chl)?-dd-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, SA, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, JW |
| Lilac siamese sable | aa-bb-c(chl)?-dd-E? | |
| Sable Point | aa-B?-c(chl)?-D?-ee | ND, AFL, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, JW |
| Blue Point | aa-B?-c(chl)?-dd-ee | |
| Chocolate point | aa-bb-c(chl)?-D?-ee | |
| Lilac point | aa-bb-c(chl)?-dd-ee | |
| Seal | aa-B?-c(chl)c(chl)-D?-E? | EA, FA, SA, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, MR, JW |
| Blue Seal | aa-B?-c(chl)c(chl)-dd-E? | |
| Chocolate Seal | aa-bb-c(chl)c(chl)-D?-E? | |
| Lilac Seal | aa-bb-c(chl)c(chl)-dd-E? | |
| Tortoise Shell (Dark Torts may also be known as madagascars) | aa-B?-C?-D?-ee | ND, EA, AFL, SA, FA, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, MR, JW |
| Blue Tort (blue-cream or isabella) | aa-B?-C?-dd-ee | EA, [ND], FA, SA, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, JW |
| Chocolate Tort | aa-bb-C?-D?-ee | EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Lilac Tort | aa-bb-C?-dd-ee | EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Agouti Varieties | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Wide band Chestnut | A?-B?-C?-D?-E?-ww + rufous modifiers | BH |
| Rufous Chestnut (or rufous Agouti) | A?-B?-C?-D?-E? + rufous modifiers | Almost all breeds that recognize chestnut will not DQ a rufous agouti from the chestnut class |
| Chestnut (or Castor) | A?-B?-C?-D?-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, BP, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, MR, JW |
| Chocolate Chestnut (Cinnamon) | A?-bb-c(chd)?-D?-E? | EA, [ND], FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Opal | A?-B?-C?-dd-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, MR, JW |
| Lynx | A?-bb-C?-dd-E? | ND, EA, FA, AFL, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX |
| Chinchilla | A?-B?-c(chd)?-D?-E? | EA, ND, FA, AFL, AC, GC, SC, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, MR, SA, JW |
| Chocolate Chinchilla | A?-bb-c(chd)?-D?-E? | EA, FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Squirrel | A?-B?-c(chd)?-dd-E? | EA, ND, FA, AFL, AF, EL, FL, HL, ML, JW |
| Lilac Chinchilla | A?-bb-c(chd)?-dd-E? | EA, FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Copper | A?-??-C?-D?-E?-ww + rufous modifiers | SA |
| Ermine | A?-bb-c(chd)?-dd-ee | EA, FA |
| Red | A?-??-C?-D?-ee-ww + rufous modifiers | EA, FA, [ND], SA, EL, FL, HL, ML, NZ, RX, MR, SA |
| Agouti Sable (locally known as a smerla) | A?-B?-c(chl)?-D?-E? | EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Smoke pearl Agouti (locally known as a smerla) | A?-B?-c(chl)-dd-E? | EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Tan Varieties | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Sable Marten | a(t)?-B?-c(chl)?-D?-E? | ND, AF, SM, JW |
| Smoke Pearl Marten | a(t)?-B?-c(chl)?-dd-E? | ND, JW |
| Black Otter | a(t)?-B?-C?-D?-E? | ND, BP, RX, JW |
| Blue Otter | a(t)?-B?-C?-dd-E? | ND, JW |
| Chocolate Otter | a(t)?-bb-C?-D?-E? | ND |
| Lilac Otter | a(t)?-bb-C?-dd-E? | ND |
| Black Silver Marten | a(t)?-B?-c(chd)?-D?-E? | ND, SM, JW |
| Blue Silver Marten | a(t)?-B?-c(chd)?-dd-E? | ND, SM, JW |
| Chocolate Silver Marten | a(t)?-bb-c(chd)?-dd-E? | ND, SM, JW |
| Lilac Silver Marten | a(t)?-bb-c(chd)?-dd-E? | ND, SM, JW |
| Black Tan | a(t)?-B?-C?-D?-E?-ww + rufous modifiers | ND, T |
| Blue Tan | a(t)?-B?-C?-dd-E?-ww + rufous modifiers | ND, T |
| Chocolate Tan | a(t)?-bb-C?-D?-E?-ww + rufous modifiers | ND, T |
| Lilac Tan | a(t)?-bb-C?-dd-E?-ww + rufous modifiers | ND, T |
| Any Other Varieties | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Orange (or Fawn in some breeds) | A?-B?-C?-D?-ee a better genotype for this variety might be A?-B?-C?-D?-ee-ww | ND, EA, AFL, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
|
Orange (this should be noted as a chocolatized orange--but will pass as an orange at shows) | A?-bb-C?-D?-ee a better genotype for this variety might be A?-bb-C?-D?-ee-ww | ND, EA, AFL, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Fawn (or orange in some breeds) | A?-??-C?-dd-ee | ND, EA, AFL, FA, SA, FG, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Cream (or fawn) | A?-B?-C?-dd-ee | EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Black Himalayan(br)(Pointed Whites or Californians) | aa-B?-c(ch)?-D?-E? | ND, EA, HM, AFL, CA, AF, HL, ML, RX, MR, SA |
| Blue Himalayan(br)(Pointed Whites) | aa-B?-c(ch)?-dd-E? | ND, EA, HM, AFL, AF, HL, ML, RX, MR |
| Chocolate Himalayan(br)(Pointed Whites) | aa-bb-c(ch)?-D?-E? | ND, EA, HM, AFL, HL, ML |
| Lilac Himalayan(br)(Pointed Whites) | aa-bb-c(ch)?-dd-E? | ND, EA, HM, AFL, HL, ML |
| Steel | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Steel Gold-Tipped or Chestnut Steel | A?-B?-C?-D?-E(s)? | ND, EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Blue Steel Gold Tipped | A?-B?-C?-dd-E(s)? | FA, EA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Chocolate Steel Gold tipped | A?-bb-C?-D?-E(s)? | FA, EA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Lilac Steel Gold tipped | A?-bb-C?-dd-E(s)? | FA, EA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Silver-Tipped or Chinchilla Steel | A?-B?-c(chd)?-D?-E(s)? | [ND], SA, EA, FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Chocolate Chin Steel Silver tipped | A?-bb-c(chd)?-D?-E(s)? | SA, EA, FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Squirrel Steel Silver tipped | A?-B?-c(chd)?-dd-E(s)? | SA, EA, FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Lilac Steel Silver Tipped | A?-bb-c(chd)?-dd-E(s)? | SA, EA, FA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Sable Steel | A?-B?-c(chl)?-D?-E(s)? | EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Smoke Pearl Steel | A?-B?-c(chl)?-dd-E(s)? | EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Note: Any color that does not have an ee in the E position can be steeled. Also, a black animal that produces steels may be a hidden steel...the E(s)E(s) combination is said to produce an animal that looks like a black. This would require that the hidden steel receives a steel gene from each parent, so that each parent would have to be a steel itself to produce a hidden steel...unless one of the parents is themselves a hidden steel. Another possibility comes from Rick Stahl of Lazy Acres Rabbitry who says that an animal must have the agouti gene for the steel gene to express itself. Therefore, an animal that is a self colored animal (aa) would be a steel that is not expressed. This too, should be noted on pedigrees! | ||
| Pearls | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Black Pearl (frosted pearl) | aa-B?-c(chd)-D?-ee | EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Blue Pearl | aa-B?-c(chd)-dd-ee | EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Chocolate Pearl | aa-bb-c(chd)-D?-ee | EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Lilac Pearl | aa-bb-c(chd)-dd-ee | EA, FA, SA, EL, FL, HL, ML |
| Brokens(br)the colored portion of the rabbit determines the first part of the genotype. Ex. a broken Chestnut would be A?-B?-C?-D?-E?-ENen If a breed recognizes just brokens it is usually any recognized color and broken | ??-??-??-??-??-ENen | FA, [ND], AFL, EL, FL, HL, ML, P, RX, MR, SA |
| Tri-Colors | EL, FL, HL, ML, RX, MR, R | |
| Foxes | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Silver Fox | EL, [ND], FL, HL, ML, SL, SF | |
| Blue Fox | EL, [ND], FL, HL, ML | |
| Chocolate Fox (or Brown) | EL, FL, HL, ML, SL | |
| Lilac (or Fawn) Fox | EL, FL, HL, ML, SL | |
| Dutch, Hotot and dutch-marked | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Black Hotot | aa-B?-C?-D?-E?-EnEn-Dudu | HT, DH |
| Chocolate Hotot | aa-bb-C?-D?-E?-EnEn-Dudu | [DH] |
| Blue Hotot | aa-B?-C?-dd-E?-EnEn-Dudu | [DH] |
| Sport, Dutch-marked or particolor | ??-??-??-??-??-Vv | HT, DH (body color determines the first part of the genetic code) a black dutchmarked would be aa-B?-C?-D?-E?-Vv This is the result of breeding a BEW to another color, it is NOT the result of a broken gene. |
| Black Dutch | aa-B?-C?-D?-E?-Dudu | DT |
| Blue Dutch | aa-B?-C?-dd-E?-Dudu | DT |
| Chocolate Dutch | aa-bb-C?-D?-E?-Dudu | DT |
| Steel Dutch | A?-B?-C?-D?-E(s)?-Dudu | DT |
| Tortoise Dutch | aa-B?-C?-D?-ee-Dudu | DT |
| Brown-Gray Dutch | DT | |
| Fur Types | ||
| Variety (Phenotype) | Genotype | Breeds that recognize this variety |
| Rex Coat | rr | RX, MR |
| Oppossum Rex Coat | gg-rr | |
| Astrex (rex) Coat (Wavy coat only expressed on rex fur) | yy | |
| Angora Coat | gg | EA, FA, GA, SA, JW, AF |
| Normal Coat (not rex, angora or satin or wavy | RR-GG-SS-YY | all others not rex or angora |
| Satin Coat | ss | SA, ST |
Some Genotypes & Codes of my own to try
Malocclusion--Since malocclussion is a recessive trait, I use TT to indicate a rabbit that does not have malocclusion, and does not carry it. Rabbit that produces offspring with malocclusion--Tt Rabbit that has malocclusion--tt
Max Factor--Rabbit that does not have or pass on max factors--XX
Rabbits that produce max factor kits--Xx
Rabbits that are max factors--xx
Rufous Factor--Based on the amound of orange/red in a rabbits coat, I use a code similar to the code for determining skin tone in humans. Rabbits have 3 light shades and 3 dark shades, depending on how many light and how many dark each rabbit passes on -- will determine how much rufous factor a rabbit has.
For example--a normal, nicely colored chestnut would have the code - - - + + +
A very pale chestnut might have the code - - - - - +
A rufous factored chestnut or red might have this code - - + + + +
Each rabbit will pass on any 3 of his light or dark genes, the pale chestnut may pass on - - + and breeding to a rufous chestnut, who might pass on + + +
Ending up with a bunny that is - - + + + +
This bunny would be a rufous factored chestnut, or from the same breeding if the pale chestnut passes on - - -
And the rufous chestnut passes on - - +
Your offspring from the pair would be - - - - - +
He would be a very pale chestnut.
The spotting gene--This code I came up for based on the model used in rabbit production that there are 12 degrees of spotting, from an almost entirely solid colored rabbit to a false charlie with almost no color.
The same basic principle applies that I used for the rufous factor except that you have 12 degrees of + / - to worry about. Each rabbit will pass 6 on to it's offspring. The rabbit production books give pictures of the degrees of spotting, and is the rabbit breeders "bible" and should be in every rabbit breeders library, right along with the ARBA guidebook.
A false Charlie might have the code - - - - - - - - - - + +
While a rabbit with just a small white paw or small white nose snip might have the code - - + + + + + + + + + + + + (this might also be the code for those animals with white armpit hairs!)
The offspring from the pair might have the genotype
- - - - + + + + + + + +
or might have the genotype + + + + + + + + + + + +
Fur Density--Fur density is determined by the number of hair follicles in any given area. I believe this is a dominant trait and use the code NN for very dense fur. Nn--is for rabbits that either have a thin coated parent or produce thin coated offspring. nn--is the code for a thin coated rabbit.
Example of a full code, this would be the full code for our false charlie broken chestnut netherland dwarf doe that produces both max factors and peanuts, has never produced a bunny with bad teeth, has dense fur herself, but has had thin coated bunnies, and the spotting and rufous are just my best guesses, as she produced only false charlies herself, but the solid chestnuts she produced some were rufous factored, some were normal colored.
Aa-Bb-Cc(chd)-Dd-Ee-Ww-Enen-Xx-Ff-TT-Nn-(Spotting - - - - - - - - - - + +)/(Rufous + + + + - -)
Whew!!! And you was just about to the point where you understood the ABCDs and Es!