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= Genetic Mutations & Oddities =
 
== Hermaphroditism and Autofertility ==
* **Frankenhuis et al., 1990** – "A case of combined hermaphroditism and autofertilisation in a domestic rabbit." 
  * Vet Rec. 
  * [PubMed link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2382355/)
 
* **Sheppard, 1943** – "The reproductive system of a pregnant hermaphrodite rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)." 
  * J Anat. 77(Pt 4): 288–293 
  * [PMC link](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1252732/)
 
* **Bayraktar, 2017** – "Potential autofertility in true hermaphrodites." 
  * Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 31(4):1–10 
  * DOI:10.1080/14767058.2017.1291619 
  * [ResearchGate link](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313454996_Potential_autofertility_in_true_hermaphrodites)
 
== Broken Pattern Oddities ==
* Occasionally, a rabbit may present with a single random white spot (e.g., on the foot). While injury is a likely cause in many cases, the broken gene can sometimes be expressed so subtly that only one hair appears white. 
 
* Key points about Broken patterns: 
  * Broken is **not** a white rabbit with black patches; it is a **solid-colored rabbit with a white overlay**. 
  * White is a stripping effect caused by genes that block or dilute the density of eumelanin and pheomelanin. 
  * To confirm a rabbit is genetically broken, **test breeding** is required.
 
* Genes and combinations that can produce broken patterns, random spotting, or “leakage”: 
  * `En` – Broken 
  * `aachdchd` – Self homozygous Chinchilla 
  * `v` – Vienna 
  * `duw, dud` – Dutch variants 
  * Chimera / somatic gene mutation – genes copied incorrectly during cell division 
 
* [PMC article on gene mutations affecting pigmentation](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3695642/)

Latest revision as of 18:38, 16 August 2025

Genetic Mutations & Oddities[edit | edit source]

Hermaphroditism and Autofertility[edit | edit source]

  • **Frankenhuis et al., 1990** – "A case of combined hermaphroditism and autofertilisation in a domestic rabbit."
 * Vet Rec.  
 * [PubMed link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2382355/)
  • **Sheppard, 1943** – "The reproductive system of a pregnant hermaphrodite rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)."
 * J Anat. 77(Pt 4): 288–293  
 * [PMC link](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1252732/)
  • **Bayraktar, 2017** – "Potential autofertility in true hermaphrodites."
 * Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 31(4):1–10  
 * DOI:10.1080/14767058.2017.1291619  
 * [ResearchGate link](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313454996_Potential_autofertility_in_true_hermaphrodites)

Broken Pattern Oddities[edit | edit source]

  • Occasionally, a rabbit may present with a single random white spot (e.g., on the foot). While injury is a likely cause in many cases, the broken gene can sometimes be expressed so subtly that only one hair appears white.
  • Key points about Broken patterns:
 * Broken is **not** a white rabbit with black patches; it is a **solid-colored rabbit with a white overlay**.  
 * White is a stripping effect caused by genes that block or dilute the density of eumelanin and pheomelanin.  
 * To confirm a rabbit is genetically broken, **test breeding** is required.
  • Genes and combinations that can produce broken patterns, random spotting, or “leakage”:
 * `En` – Broken  
 * `aachdchd` – Self homozygous Chinchilla  
 * `v` – Vienna  
 * `duw, dud` – Dutch variants  
 * Chimera / somatic gene mutation – genes copied incorrectly during cell division