Rabbit Genetics

This page will only be covering the absolute basics of the rabbit genetics in the game, however there are additional articles where it does go more in depth of each of the alleles.

If you are looking for guinea pig genetics, look here.

A Gene
A: Agouti pattern of banded hair. Wild rabbit look with different oclor bands all over the body. Has lighter colord fur around eyes, triangle at the back of their necks, feet, legs, inside ears, and white belly. (Chesnut)

at: Tan pattern. The rabbit has tan pattern around eyes, triangle at the back of their necks, feet, legs, inside ears, and belly. (Otter)

a: Self-colored. The rabbit is solid colored. (Black, Blue, Chocolate)

B Gene
B: Black. In agouti (A_) it has black bands; in self-color (a) it's solid black.

b: Chocolate. In agouti (A_) the bands are chocolate and it becomes a Chocolate Chestnut; in self-color (a) it's solid chocolate/brown.

C Gene
C: Full color development. All bands of hair remains normally colored.

cchd: Allows all 4 dark pigmented bands and only 1 pigmented band to be present. ('Dark' (regular) Chinchilla)

cchl: Allows 2 dark pigmented bands and 0 light pigmented bands to be present and causes shading. ('Light Chinchilla', Sable)

ch: Creates points on ear, nose, feet, and tail. (Himalayan)

c: Albino. White with red eyes. (REW)

D Gene
D: Dense coat, or full color shaded. Black remains black, etc.

d: Diluted coat color, or 'washed out' color. Black becomes blue, etc.

Du Gene
Du: Absence of Dutch pattern.

du: Dutch pattern.

E Gene
Es: Steel. In agouti it makes the middle band of hair dark, and makes the 'landmarks' darker and leaves white guard hair. (Ticking)

E: Normal extension of dark pigment.

ej: Japenese brindle. Creates patches of black and orange fur similar to tortoiseshell cats.

e: Non-extension. Causes all dark pigments to be gone, leaving orange or fawn.

En Gene
EnEn: English spotting that causes spots of color only on head. (Charlie)

Enen: Normal English spotting. (Broken)

enen: Self-colored. Causes normal coloring without spotting.

V Gene
VV: Normal coat color

Vv: Dutch-like markings on colored coat, and colored spots on white coat

vv: White with blue eyes. (BEW)

W Gene
W: Normal width of the middle yellow or white band in agouti. Causes normal coloring. (Orange)

w: Double with of the middle yellow or white band in agouti.

Si Gene
Si: No effect on color.

si: Silvering, causes silver white hair and silver tipped hair to mix with regular colored hair throughout the body.

Dwarf
DwDw: Peanut. Never survives.

Dwdw: Dwarf/True Dwarf

dwdw: Normal size or false dwarf

Lionhead Manes
MM: Double mane

Mm: Single mane

mm: No mane