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Warrenz uses realistic genetics to determine a rabbit's color. Genetics come into play when kindling or applying DNA. If you plan on doing either of those things, it can be helpful to learn a bit about genetics.
You can also read up on resources about the genetics of real life rabbits. Warrenz follows most of the same rules, although this guide will specify when it doesn't.

Dominant & Recessive Alleles

A rabbit can have up to 2 different alleles per gene. 2 different alleles will vie for dominance. The dominant allele gets expressed in the rabbit's coat color while the recessive one is 'carried' and remains hidden.
There is another type of dominance called co-dominance, which means that 2 different alleles are expressed at the same time.
In Warrenz, fantasy genes will always be dominant, so if you are breeding for realism, you won't encounter surprise fantasy on your kits.

Below is every gene on Warrenz, and all of the available alleles for each gene (in order from most to least dominant).



A Gene



Introduction


The A Gene is what determines whether or not there is a 'color pattern' on rabbits with Full Extension (from the E Gene).
Below are all of the possible alleles in the A Gene.

Agouti


Agouti is the most common pattern there is and plays a great role with the mixing and matching of other genes.
This marking is brownish-orangeish masking the base color, so while it would seem a rabbit is brown or more orange-y, the base of the color will be either black or chocolate (More on the B Gene)
Depending on other genes (C Gene, E Gene), the color of the agouti marking may vary from brown-ish to grey-ish or be able to cover all the rabbit entirely.
Agouti is a usually soft marking covering most of the body of the rabbit leaving the back, some zones around the face and the tip of ears of whatever the base color of the rabbit is.
Agouti rabbits can also exhibit a tan pattern covering the inner ears, around the eyes, nostrills, neck, belly, legs and underside of the tail.

The presence of tan markings, as well as tone and hue is determined by hidden modifiers.

Agouti is the most dominant of the real life alleles.

Tan


Tan is the second most common pattern, it gives rabbits a tan pattern covering the inner ears, around the eyes, nostrills, neck, belly, legs and underside of the tail.
The color of the tan pattern itself is set by the C Gene while the color of the base is set by the B Gene.
The back of the neck is always more reddish-orange than other areas of the pattern. In some poses, it is more visible than others.
Nothing on this pattern alone is dictated by hidden modifiers. It doesn't have any variations whatsoever although the Base Color tone can be changed with hidden modifiers.
It is recessive over Agouti but Dominant over Self.

Self


Self is the easiest of the patterns, but also the most recessive of them all.
Self completely removes all patterns a rabbit may have, leaving the base color being the sole color on a rabbit.
The base color is determined by the B Gene
Nothing on the pattern alone is dictated by hidden modifiers., although the Base Color tone is.
As mentioned, Self is the most recessive of the alleles on this Gene.

Wild


Wild currently removes the agouti layer, leaving a solid coat pattern.
We are currently seeing what to do with this gene as it doesnt really do much after the image update.