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Secondary Genes, Modifiers, Polygenes, and so on

Along with the basic five loci, there are several other gene sets, modifiers, and polygenes (a gene whose individual effect on a phenotype is too small to be observed, but which can act together with others to produce observable variation). I may delve further into these in later lessons, but for now a very short summary follows:

SECONDARY GENES

  • Du: Dutch: For more info, visit: http://wintertimebunnies.blogspot.com/.../cheat-sheet...
  • V: Vienna (blue eyes): For more info, visit: http://wintertimebunnies.blogspot.com/.../cheat-sheet...
  • W: Wideband: For more info, visit: https://martinredbeck.wixsite.com/rabbit.../gene-wide-band
  • Si: Silvering: For more info, visit: https://stillwatersdesigns.wordpress.com/.../silver-fox.../

MODIFIERS & POLYGENES

Modifiers and polygenes can also affect colors and patterns, and don’t have specific known loci to track them. A couple of the more well-known modifiers are:
  • Booted: See En under the E loci
  • Snowballing: White undercoat, with just the tips of the hair shaft colored. Usually more pronounced in younger rabbits, and often molts out as the rabbit matures.
  • Blanket/Spots: The amount of patterning in a broken patterned rabbit
  • Rufus: The word rufus is from the classical latin word for red- this is the amount of red pigmentation in a rabbit’s coat- for more info, visit: https://www.barrowbunnies.com/the-rufus-modifier.html
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Blue Argente Brun junior buck displaying the silvering gene
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Silver fox kit displaying heavy silvering
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Vienna-marked opal Rex doe displaying vienna markings
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Vienna-marked Rex doe displaying distinctive blue eyes associated with the vienna gene

Please excuse my dust while I revamp this section-
​I will add more info later


Moving On To Punnett Squares

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  • Home
  • Rabbit Resources
    • Apocalypse Bunnies
    • Reasons to Raise Rabbits
    • Printables
    • Start Here
    • Rabbit Lingo Demystified
    • Getting Started >
      • Choosing a Breed
      • How Many Do I Need
      • Buying Rabbits >
        • Be A Good Buyer
        • How To Make a Pedigree
        • Holiday Pets
        • Before You Buy
        • Finding a Good Breeder
        • Transporters
      • Supplies and Equipment >
        • Suppliers
    • Your New Rabbit
    • Colonies and Tractors
    • Conformation
    • Record Keeping >
      • Is A Pedigree Important
      • Changing Rabbit Names
      • Tattoo Systems
      • Registering Rabbits
    • Breeding >
      • Getting Ready For Kits
      • Cobreeding
      • Weaning
      • Sexing Kits
    • Rabbits for Meat >
      • Rabbit Meat Facts
      • Butchering Equipment
      • Dispatching
      • Processing
    • Cooking Rabbit >
      • Cooking Tips
      • Using the Extra Bits
      • Sloppy Hoppies
      • Rabbit Alfredo
    • Health and Treatments >
      • Care and Grooming
      • Nutrition
      • First Aid Kits
      • Ear Mites
      • Fur Mites
      • Malocclusion
      • Natural Rabbit Remedies
    • Showing Rabbits >
      • Entering a Show
      • The Day of the Show
      • Show Etiquette
    • Genetics >
      • Genetic Terminology
      • Genetic Alphabet
      • A-Locus
      • B-Locus
      • C-Locus
      • D-Locus
      • E-Locus
      • En-Locus
      • Other Genes
      • Punnett Squares
      • Further Genetic Resources
    • Rex or Mini Rex
    • Sales Policy
    • RHDV
  • About
    • Directions
    • Contact
  • Events
    • Classes and Workshops
    • PNW Farm Barter Faire
  • Critters
    • Rabbits
    • KuneKune Pigs
    • Sheep
  • ISO
  • Links
  • For Sale