Genotypes are genetic "codes". The ones most commonly used with rabbits are the genotypes for colors. This is a list of color genotypes in rabbits. The underscore(_) means that it doesn't matter what else the rabbit carries-dominate or recessive-doesn't matter.
Broken Gene
All of these colors can be broken (white and the color)
unless otherwise noted. A broken color has the gene En, solids have enen. If
there are two En that match up (EnEn) then the result is a "charlie" rabbit
where there is not enough color to be showable and the rabbit will be mostly
white. A correct broken has the genes Enen.
Charlie: EnEn
Broken: Enen
Solid: enen
Chestnut: A_ B_ C_ D_ E_
Opal: A_ B_ C_ dd E_
Chocolate
Agouti: A_ bb C_D_E_
Lynx: A_ bb C_ dd E_
Black: aa B_ C_ D_ E_
Blue: aa B_ C_ dd E_
*Red: A_B_C_D_ee
*Orange: A_ B_ C_ D_ ee
*Fawn: A_ B_ C_ D_ ee
*Cream: A_ B_ C_ dd ee
Tort: aa B_ C_ D_ ee
Blue Tort: aa B_ C_ dd ee
Lilac Tort: aa bb C_ dd ee
Chocolate Tort: aa bb C_ D_ ee
Chocolate: aa bb C_ D_ E_
Lilac: aa bb C_ dd E_
Ruby Eyed White: __ __ cc __ __
Blue Eyed White: __ __ __ __ __ vv
Siamese Sable: aa B_ cchl c D_ E_
Smoke Pearl: aa B_ cchl c dd E_
Frosty: A_ B_ cchdc D_ ee
Seal: aa B_ cchlcchl D_ E_
Chinchilla: A_ B_ cchd_ D_ E_
Iron Gray (not showable in US): aa B_ cchd_ D_ ee
Chocolate
Chinchilla: A_ bb cchd_ D_ E_
Squirrel (blue chinchilla): A_ B_ cchd_ dd E_
Lilac Chinchilla: A_ bb cchd_ dd E_
Sable
Chinchilla: A_ B_ cchl_ D_ E_
Sable Point: aa B_ cchlc D_ ee
Blue Point (non-showable in HL's): aa B_ cchlc dd ee
Chocolate Point: aa bb cchlc D_ ee
Lilac
Point: aa bb cchlc dd ee
**ALL Harlequins are NOT showable in Holland Lops!!**
Orange/Black
Tri-Color: A_ B_ C_ D_eje Enen
Orange/Black Harlequin : A_ B_ C_ D_ eje enen
Blue/Fawn Tri: A_B_C_dd eje Enen
Blue/Fawn Harlequin: A_B_C_ dd eje enen
Chocolate/Fawn Tri: A_ bb C_ D_ ej e Enen
Chocolate/Fawn Harlequin: A_ bb C_ D_ eje enen
Lilac/Fawn Tri: A_ bb C_ dd eje Enen
Lilac/Fawn Harlequin: A_ bb C_ dd eje enen
Black Otter: at_ B_C_D_E_
Blue Otter: at_B_C_dd E_
Chocolate Otter: at_ bb C_D_E_
Lilac Otter: at_ bb C_ dd E_
Black Gold Tipped Steel: A_B_C_D_Es_
Blue Gold Tipped Steel: A_B_C_dd Es_
Chocolate Gold Tipped Steel: A_bb C_D_Es_
Lilac Gold Tipped Steel: A_bb C_dd Es_
Black Silver Tipped Steel: A_B_cchd_D_Es_
Blue Silver Tipped Steel: A_B_cchd_dd Es_
Chocolate Silver Tipped Steel: A_bb cchd_D_ Es_
Lilac Silver Tipped Steel: A_bb cchd_dd Es_
Sable Martin: at_ B_ cchl_D_E_
Smoke Pearl Martin: at_ B_ cchl_ dd E_
Chocolate Sable Martin: at_ bb cchl_D_E_
Lilac Sable Martin: at_ bb cchl_ dd E_
Silver Martin: at_ B_ cchd_D_E_
Blue Silver Martin: at_ B_ cchd_ dd E_
Chocolate Silver Martin: at_ bb cchd_D_E_
Lilac Silver
Martin: at_ bb cchd_ ddE_
**Black Pointed White: aa B_ ch c D_ E_
**Blue Pointed White: aa B_ ch c dd E_
**Chocolate Pointed White: aa bb ch c D_ E_
**Lilac Pointed White: aa bb ch c dd E_
* In Holland Lops, there were a lot of "diluted" oranges, which were unshowable.
This is caused by rufus modifiers, not the dilute gene. So, now the Orange and
Fawn are both showable, but different colors. What can be confusing about this
is that they both have the exact same genotype, just the orange has more rufus
modifiers. The red has even more rufus modifiers than the orange. So the red,
orange, and fawns are all the same genetically just some have more rufus
modifiers than another. The Cream is the dilute of these colors,
having the dilute
gene.
The way to tell the difference is that the reds, oranges, and fawns have brown
eyes, while the cream has blue-gray eyes. (hint-all true dilutes have blue-gray
eyes) In other breeds the Fawn is the dilute of orange and there is not a Cream
color. If this is confusing, please feel free to e-mail me and I'll explain it
further.
**These are not recognized in the broken variety.