{"id":87,"date":"2013-03-15T17:40:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T17:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2013-04-22T03:25:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T03:25:34","slug":"basic-genetics-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?page_id=87","title":{"rendered":"Basic Genetics Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why Rabbit Coat Colors?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/choc-lilac.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88\" data-attachment-id=\"88\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=88\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/choc-lilac.jpg?fit=439%2C353\" data-orig-size=\"439,353\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"choc-lilac\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/choc-lilac.jpg?fit=439%2C353\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88\" title=\"Lilac vs Chocolate\" alt=\"choc-lilac\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/choc-lilac.jpg?resize=300%2C241\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/choc-lilac.jpg?resize=300%2C241 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/choc-lilac.jpg?w=439 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-88\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These rabbits differ in only a single allele. The rabbit on the left is a Lilac Otter (genotype: at- bb C- dd) and the one next to it (her dad) is a Chocolate Otter (genotype: at- bb C- Dd). Normally I would not be able to fill in the second allele on the D-locus, but because he produced a lilac daughter I know that it MUST be &#8216;d&#8217;.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Complex enough to be interesting<\/li>\n<li>Can include or exclude various genes or alleles without loss of realism<\/li>\n<li>Includes visual effects of\n<ul>\n<li>Simple dominance<\/li>\n<li>Simple recessives<\/li>\n<li>Co-dominance<\/li>\n<li>Incomplete dominance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rabbits are classified by color according to phenotype but bred according to genotype.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rabbit Coat Colors determined by 4 basic gene series*:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A: &#8220;Agouti&#8221; pattern (how colour appears on hair) [3 alleles: A, a<sup>t<\/sup>, a]<\/li>\n<li>B: Black vs Brown [2 alleles: B, b]<\/li>\n<li>C: Colour [4 alleles*: C, c<sup>chd<\/sup>, c<sup>h<\/sup>, c]<\/li>\n<li>D: Dense vs Dilution [2 alleles: D, d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basic wild color (Agouti) looks like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A- B- C- D-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*There are in fact a few more (not counting modifiers) but these are the most obvious ones, visually speaking<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Basic Genetics<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>All genes come in pairs. If both genes of a pair are the same, it is said to be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>homozygous<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>for that trait.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Genotype<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>refers to the gene itself, while <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>phenotype<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>refers to what we can see. Sometimes a phenotype will imply a certain combination of genes but the actual genotype is different. The best way to discover an animal&#8217;s genotype is through test breeding with an animal whose genotype is known.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Gene Labels<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Genes are usually coded (written out) as single letters with possible superscripts (c<strong><sup>chd<\/sup><\/strong>). All alleles in the same locus will have the same main letter, and the dominant genes are written as upper case letters (<strong>C<\/strong>) while the recessive alleles are written in lower case (<strong>c<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>For more on gene <strong>nomenclature<\/strong> try here (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_nomenclature\" target=\"_blank\">wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The rules for rabbits and other furred animals are similar to those for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informatics.jax.org\/mgihome\/nomen\/gene.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">rats and mice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are 8-10 main groups of colour genes in rabbits, each controlling a different aspect of the colour and markings. This game will use the first 4.<\/p>\n<p>The genes within each group are listed in decreasing order of dominance. A Capital letter denotes a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>dominant<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>gene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>PATTERNS [A \/ at \/ a ]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong> = agouti<br \/>\n<strong>a<sup>t<\/sup><\/strong> = tan (otter)<br \/>\n<strong>a<\/strong> = self<\/p>\n<p>The pattern gene controls how the colour appears on the hair. The dominance relationship for these genes is quite simple: each allele is completely dominant over the ones &#8216;below it (as listed above). This means that the following pairs will all look exactly the same: <strong>AA<\/strong>, <strong>Aa<sup>t<\/sup><\/strong>, <strong>Aa<\/strong>. They will all look like agoutis. A tan (or otter) can be <strong>a<sup>t<\/sup>a<sup>t<\/sup><\/strong> or <strong>a<sup>t<\/sup>a<\/strong>, and a self can only be <strong>aa<\/strong>. Unless you know the genetic make-up of the parents, it is not possible to tell what the second gene is on an agouti or tan without test breeding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_343\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343\" data-attachment-id=\"343\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?fit=1680%2C987\" data-orig-size=\"1680,987\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ph41-2008-10-19-021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Castor &amp;#8211; Black Agouti (A- B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?fit=580%2C340\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-343\" alt=\"Castor - Black Agouti (A- B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?resize=300%2C176\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?resize=300%2C176 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?resize=1024%2C601 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ph41-2008-10-19-021.jpg?w=1160 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castor &#8211; Black Agouti (A- B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_329\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329\" data-attachment-id=\"329\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=329\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg?fit=800%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"800,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1247918608&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Agouti Fur &amp;#8211; Castor (A- B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg?fit=580%2C557\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-329\" alt=\"Agouti Fur - Castor (A- B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2009-07-18_12-03-28.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agouti Fur &#8211; Castor (A- B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Agouti is the basic \u201cwild\u201d colour. Hairs on different parts of the body are coloured differently, but will have three-five different coloured bands on each hair. This pattern looks different on a rex because of the shorter hairs. The bands are smaller and the colours appear more intense. The Castor is the name given to the black agouti (the standard wild colour). Their hairs should have at least three rings: the undercolour should be slate grey; the intermediate colour should be as rich an orange or rufous red as possible, and the tips should be black.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_341\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lydia-04-01-08-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341\" data-attachment-id=\"341\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=341\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lydia-04-01-08-1.jpg?fit=448%2C294\" data-orig-size=\"448,294\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lydia-04-01-08-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lydia-04-01-08-1.jpg?fit=448%2C294\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-341\" alt=\"Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lydia-04-01-08-1.jpg?resize=300%2C196\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lydia-04-01-08-1.jpg?resize=300%2C196 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lydia-04-01-08-1.jpg?w=448 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_348\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" data-attachment-id=\"348\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=348\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg?fit=768%2C969\" data-orig-size=\"768,969\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tan Markings &amp;#8211; Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg?fit=580%2C732\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-348\" alt=\"Tan Markings - Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rambo-2010-12-12_13-21-242010-12-12_13-24-027.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tan Markings &#8211; Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The otter (called tan in most other breeds) should have a solid body top colour with a lighter undercolour (next to the skin). The underside (from chin through belly to tail) should be white on the surface with a grey undercolour, and there should be a redish line between the body colour and the undercolour. The insides of the ears, and around the nose and eyes should also be reddish (i.e. red or orange in full coloured [black or chocolate] rabbits and tan or cream in dilute [blue or lilac] rabbits).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_362\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" data-attachment-id=\"362\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=362\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?fit=2628%2C1672\" data-orig-size=\"2628,1672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1288092612&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;21&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black &amp;#8211; Self &amp;#8211; (aa B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?fit=580%2C369\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-362\" alt=\"Black - Self - (aa B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?resize=300%2C190\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?resize=300%2C190 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C651 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?w=1160 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?w=1740 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black &#8211; Self &#8211; (aa B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The self rabbits should be exactly the same colour all over their bodies right down to the skin.<\/p>\n<p>The three rabbits shown here all have the same genes EXCEPT on the A &#8211; all are black (B- D-) with full Color (C-).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>COLOUR<\/h3>\n<p>There are only two alleles in this group: the \u201cblack\u201d results in more intense looking colours and the brown changes the black parts of the rabbit to brown. This means that in the Castor for example, the tips of the hairs become brown instead of black, making the rabbit look much redder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong> = Black<br \/>\n<strong>b<\/strong> = Chocolate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_344\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2010-12-10_13-59-46.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344\" data-attachment-id=\"344\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=344\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2010-12-10_13-59-46.jpg?fit=834%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"834,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1291989586&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2010-12-10_13-59-46\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chocolate Otter (at- bb C- D-) VS Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2010-12-10_13-59-46.jpg?fit=580%2C534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-344\" alt=\"Chocolate Otter (at- bb C- D-) VS Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2010-12-10_13-59-46.jpg?resize=300%2C276\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2010-12-10_13-59-46.jpg?resize=300%2C276 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2010-12-10_13-59-46.jpg?w=834 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate Otter (at- bb C- D-) VS Black Otter (at- B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"nuan_ria_plugin\">\n<h3>COLOR \/ SHADING<\/h3>\n<p>The shading (or colour) gene controls the amount of pigment in the hair; relative amounts shown as units of black &#8216;B&#8217; and yellow (or red) &#8216;Y&#8217; colour. Imagine that the total amount of pigment in hair is the same for all hairs. As a result, shorter hairs appear darker (and also why long-haired varieties look faded). This explains the shading pattern found in seals, sables, torts, and the pointed colours. The colour pattern of the chinchilla (c<sup>chd<\/sup>) is essentially the same as that for the agouti except that is lacks the reddish colour in the mid-band.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong> = Normal <strong>[BBBBYYY]<\/strong><br \/>\nc<strong><sup>chd<\/sup><\/strong> = Dark Chinchilla <strong>[BBBBY\u2013]<\/strong><br \/>\nc<strong><sup>chl<\/sup><\/strong> = Light Chinchilla [shaded : seal &amp; sable] <strong>[BB\u2014\u2013]<\/strong> *Note: We are not using this gene in our game.<br \/>\nc<strong><sup>h<\/sup><\/strong> = Himalayan <strong>[BB\u2014\u2013]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>c<\/strong> = White [Albino : absence of colour] <strong>[\u2014\u2014-]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"571\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=571\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?fit=1724%2C1918\" data-orig-size=\"1724,1918\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272026950&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?fit=580%2C646\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-571\" alt=\"castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?resize=218%2C243\" width=\"218\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?resize=269%2C300 269w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?resize=920%2C1024 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?w=1724 1724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/castor-2010-04-23_12-49-10.jpg?w=1160 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"364\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=364\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?fit=1458%2C1016\" data-orig-size=\"1458,1016\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ook-06-10-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Castor &amp;#8211; Black Agouti (A- B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?fit=580%2C404\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-364 \" alt=\"Castor - Black Agouti (A- B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?resize=300%2C209\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?resize=300%2C209 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C713 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?w=1458 1458w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ook-06-10-01.jpg?w=1160 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCastor &#8211; Black Agouti (A- B- C- D-)<\/p>\n<p>This rabbit is the same PATTERN as the one below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"342\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=342\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?fit=1206%2C1081\" data-orig-size=\"1206,1081\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"louise-28-02-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chinchilla (A- B- cchd- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?fit=580%2C519\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-342  \" alt=\"Chinchilla (A- B- cchd- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?resize=300%2C268\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?resize=300%2C268 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C917 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?resize=200%2C180 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/louise-28-02-04.jpg?w=1206 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=573\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm.jpg?fit=319%2C480\" data-orig-size=\"319,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot D10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1364652070&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm.jpg?fit=319%2C480\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-573\" alt=\"2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm.jpg?resize=199%2C300\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm.jpg?resize=199%2C300 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-30_14-01-10_wm.jpg?w=319 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chinchilla (A- B- cchd- D-)<\/p>\n<p>Dark chinchilla removes most of the yellow band. It makes the skin look brown but takes the red color out of the hairs. Note that a chocolate chin retains the brown hue in the tipping but has completely lost it from the midband.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"365\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=365\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37.jpg?fit=1024%2C725\" data-orig-size=\"1024,725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1299680677&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Californian &amp;#8211; Black Californian (A- B- ch- D-)&lt;br \/&gt;\nThis one is still young and his full colors have not yet developed).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37.jpg?fit=580%2C411\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-365 alignleft\" alt=\"Californian - Black Californian (A- B- ch- D-)  This one is still young and his full colors have not yet developed).\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37.jpg?resize=300%2C212\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x-rlc3-2011-03-09_14-24-37.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Himalayan gene is affected by temperature &#8211; it prevents color from forming if it is too warm. That&#8217;s why the color only appears on the\u00a0extremities.<br \/>\nCalifornian &#8211; Black Californian (A- B- ch- D-)<br \/>\nThis one is still young and his full colors have not yet developed).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"350\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=350\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?fit=1664%2C1199\" data-orig-size=\"1664,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pinky-2008-10-28-029b2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Red-Eyed White (&amp;#8211; &amp;#8212; cc &amp;#8211;)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?fit=580%2C417\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-350 alignleft\" alt=\"Red-Eyed White (-- -- cc --)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?resize=300%2C216\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?resize=300%2C216 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?resize=1024%2C737 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?w=1664 1664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pinky-2008-10-28-029b2.jpg?w=1160 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Albinism is epistatic &#8211; it actually masks the expression of other genes. The albino gene prevents pigment from forming and so the entire animal lacks color (including the eyes). The other color genes are still there &#8211; you just can&#8217;t see them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nRed-Eyed White (&#8211; &#8212; cc &#8211;)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>DILUTION<\/h3>\n<p>Controls the \u201cintensity\u201d of the colour: a diluted black is a blue, and a diluted brown is a lilac. The dilution affects the whole rabbit, not just the hair colour. This includes the pigmentation in the skin and the eye colour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D<\/strong> = Full Strength (Dense)<br \/>\n<strong>d<\/strong> = Diluted<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_359\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359\" data-attachment-id=\"359\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?fit=1593%2C1250\" data-orig-size=\"1593,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2009-02-22-034\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black (aa B- C- D-) VS Blue (aa B- C- dd)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?fit=580%2C455\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-359\" alt=\"Black (aa B- C- D-) VS Blue (aa B- C- dd)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?resize=300%2C235\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?resize=300%2C235 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?resize=1024%2C803 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?w=1593 1593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2009-02-22-034.jpg?w=1160 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black (aa B- C- D-) VS Blue (aa B- C- dd)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We can look at the colour (black vs brown) and the dilution genes together:<br \/>\n<strong>\u2013 B- \u2013 D- \u2013<\/strong> = Black (where the \u2013 represent A, C, and E)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2013 B- \u2013 dd \u2013<\/strong> = Blue<br \/>\n<strong>\u2013 bb \u2013 D- \u2013<\/strong> = Chocolate<br \/>\n<strong>\u2013 bb \u2013 dd \u2013<\/strong> = Lilac<\/p>\n<p>Together, these two genes account for the four main colour variations of all the other shades and patterns. For example in the agouti group we have: castor (black), opal (blue), amber (chocolate), lynx (lilac).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_362\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" data-attachment-id=\"362\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=362\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?fit=2628%2C1672\" data-orig-size=\"2628,1672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1288092612&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;21&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black &amp;#8211; Self &amp;#8211; (aa B- C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?fit=580%2C369\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-362\" alt=\"Black - Self - (aa B- C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?resize=300%2C190\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?resize=300%2C190 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C651 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?w=1160 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pitch-2010-10-26_11-30-12.jpg?w=1740 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black &#8211; Self &#8211; (aa B- C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_352\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352\" data-attachment-id=\"352\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=352\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08.jpg?fit=1024%2C742\" data-orig-size=\"1024,742\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1294055768&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blue (aa B- C- dd)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08.jpg?fit=580%2C420\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-352\" alt=\"Blue (aa B- C- dd)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08.jpg?resize=300%2C217\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08.jpg?resize=300%2C217 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pierre-2011-01-03_11-56-08.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue (aa B- C- dd)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_357\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2011-03-09_14-19-45.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" data-attachment-id=\"357\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=357\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2011-03-09_14-19-45.jpg?fit=1024%2C689\" data-orig-size=\"1024,689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1299680385&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2011-03-09_14-19-45\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chocolate (aa bb C- D-)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2011-03-09_14-19-45.jpg?fit=580%2C390\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-357\" alt=\"Chocolate (aa bb C- D-)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2011-03-09_14-19-45.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2011-03-09_14-19-45.jpg?resize=300%2C201 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2011-03-09_14-19-45.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate (aa bb C- D-)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_353\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" data-attachment-id=\"353\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?attachment_id=353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?fit=1748%2C1194\" data-orig-size=\"1748,1194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"peanut-2008-10-19-003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lilac (aa bb C- dd)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?fit=580%2C396\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-353\" alt=\"Lilac (aa bb C- dd)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?resize=300%2C204\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?resize=300%2C204 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?resize=1024%2C699 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?w=1748 1748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/peanut-2008-10-19-003.jpg?w=1160 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lilac (aa bb C- dd)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Rabbit Coat Colors? 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