The Broken Gene

 

Broken rabbits are very popular in the pet owner world. The white pattern often creates adorable markings, such as Spring and Cosette's "wings". Whether a rabbit is a broken, charlie, or solid, is determined by two genes: En and en. 

The Broken Gene (En):

The broken gene, En, turns a solid rabbit into a patterned one by removing pigment from part of its coat. A rabbit with this gene and a solid gene (en) will have a coat with more then 10% color. However, since this gene is incompletely dominant, when two broken genes are paired together, a charlie is created. Charlies have less then 10% coloring. 

The Solid Gene (en):

The solid gene creates a completely colored rabbit, without removing any pigment. All solid rabbits have two of this gene, meaning a solid rabbit paired with another solid can never produce brokens. 

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          That covers the basics of the broken gene! Though it may seem a little complicated at first, rabbit genetics are really pretty simple. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at bunnyjeans101@gmail.com