Patten Gene A - at - a
Within this set there are three types; A (Agouti pattern) at (Tan pattern) and a (self-pattern) with A being dominate followed by the at and finally the most recessive being a the (Self Patten)
A Rabbit can have only two of these sets, remember if there are (AA or atat or aa) they homozygous pairing (homo- meaning the same).
When the genes are not the same, such as A,at, this is called heterozygous pairing (hetero- meaning different). So in simple terms, a rabbit can be an Agouti A but can carry the at gene, but the A being dominate you will only see the agouti pattern in the rabbit.
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Wild Patten Gene (Agouti)
The Agouti pattern is the wild rabbit pattern.
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Tan Patten Gene
The Tan pattern is simlar to the the wild rabbit pattern.
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Self Gene
The selfi pattern is a rabbit with no banding or patterns so is all one colour.
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