Genetics

Rabbit Genetics

Overview: Genetics is the science and study of the genes that make up the coding of living organisms. Rabbits serve as valuable models for studying genetic traits, coat colors, growth, and disease.

Topics

• [Color Genetics]
• [Color Genetics]
• [Genetics]
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• [Health Defects]
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Rabbit Color by Phenotype

Details and links for rabbit coat color phenotypes can be found in the pages above.

Key Research and References

Genetic Testing Services

• Rabbit RLA Genotyping Service

Genomic Studies and Databases

• Fontanesi, L. (2021). Rabbit Genetic Resources Can Provide Several Animal Models to Explain Morphological and Physiological Traits. Appl. Sci. 11(1), 373. Full text
• Zhou, L., et al. (2018). RabGTD: a comprehensive database of rabbit genome and transcriptome. Database, 2018, bay075. Full text
• Oryctolagus cuniculus breed Thorbecke inbred, whole genome shotgun sequencing project: NCBI

Coat Color Genetics

• Bychkova, E., et al. (2020). Identification of a candidate genetic variant for the Himalayan color pattern in dogs. PubMed
• Introduction to coat color genetics – YouTube: Dr. Steve Roush
• Advanced coat color genetics – YouTube: Dr. Steve Roush
• Oregon State University: Coat Color Genetics Gallery
• OR Extension: Part 2 – Coat Colors
• Steel & Tricolor Locus

Genomic Diversity and Selection

• Ballan, M., et al. (2022). Genomic diversity and signatures of selection in meat and fancy rabbit breeds. PubMed
• Ballan, M., et al. (2023). Population genomic structures and signatures of selection define the genetic uniqueness of several fancy and meat rabbit breeds. PubMed
• Bovo, S., et al. (2023). Genome-wide association studies for diarrhoea outcomes in suckling rabbits. PubMed

Gene-Specific Research

• Demars, J., et al. (2018). Melanophilin (MLPH) gene affecting coat color dilution. PubMed
• Fontanesi, L., et al. (2009). Agouti signaling protein (ASIP) gene characterization and nonagouti black coat color mutation. PubMed
• Fontanesi, L., et al. (2014). KIT gene and English spotting locus, congenital megacolon in Checkered Giant rabbits. PubMed

Growth and Production Traits

• Fontanesi, L., et al. (2013). MC4R gene associated with finishing weight in a meat rabbit line. PubMed
• Fontanesi, L., et al. (2015). Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) polymorphisms and finishing weight. PubMed
• Sosa-Madrid, B., et al. (2019). GWAS in divergently selected lines reveals genomic regions for litter size. PubMed

General Rabbit Genomics

• Miller, I., et al. (2014). The rabbit as an experimental and production animal: from genomics to proteomics. PubMed
• Biro, B., et al. (2022). Nuclear mitochondrial DNA sequences in the rabbit genome. PubMed
• Rabbit models overview: PMC

See Also

• Basic Color Genetics
• Advanced Color Genetics
• Coat Genetics
• Traits
• Mutations
• Genetic Health Defects