Rabbit Color Genetics 101 - Part 1 Vocab & Entry

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

• Allele

• Genotype

• Genetics

• Locus

one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation

and are found at the same place on a chromosome

• Genetics

• Allele

• Locus

• Gene

the specific physical location of a gene or other DNA sequence

on a chromosome, like a genetic street address

• Genotype

• Locus

• Recessive Gene

• Gene

"gene code"

• Gene

• Genetics

• Allele

• Genotype

the gene that is always expressed when passed to offspring.

The gene is always capitalized in a genotype

• Dominant
  Gene

• Locus

• Recessive

  Gene

• Allele

gene carried that will possibly passed to the offspring.

The gene is always lowercase in a genotype

• Gene

• Phenotype

• Recessive

  Gene

• Dominant

  Gene

what are the 5 genes that determine the color of the rabbit?

• E-J-Si-M-N

• C-O-L-O-R

• A-B-C-D-E

• M-P-K-E-I

• B-U-N-N-Y

WHAT COLOR IS THE RABBIT WITH THE FOLLOWING GENOTYPE?

AA BB CC DD EE

• Broken Black

• Chocolate

• Black Tort

• Chestnut Agouti