*New to Genetics? Don’t let this page confuse you till you’ve checked out our Simple Rabbit Genetics Primer and Part 1 of the A-series discussion* Rabbit Breeding Outcomes With Respect To the A Gene Now we get to the fun part: what happens when you breed one rabbit to another, with respect to the “a” … Read more
Holland Lop Genetics And The Agouti Gene * Wait! We have a new, illustrated article to replace this one! Check it out here! * The “a” gene comes in three forms: “A,” which is responsible for agouti rabbits; “at,” which is responsible for otters, tans (rare in Holland lops) and martens; and “a,” which is … Read more
A Simple Tutorial to Understanding Genetics in Rabbits The life of a rabbit breeder — or a breeder of any animal from cattle to hamsters — is a constant struggle with genetics. They control everything about the physical aspects of our bunnies, from fur to color, to body type to health, even sometimes to traits … Read more
Let’s start our study of rabbit coat color genes with the A genes. Genes in the A series don’t change what hue the rabbit is, but they affect the arrangement of the color pigments. There are three possible forms. We often call the A series the “agouti series”, because Agouti is the so-called normal form … Read more
